shinleaf

[ shin-leef ]

noun,plural shin·leaves.

a North American plant, Pyrola elliptica, having leaves used formerly for shinplasters.
any plant of the genus Pyrola.

Origin of shinleaf

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; shin¹ + leaf

Words Nearby shinleaf

shin guard
shining
shining cuckoo
shinju
shinkin
shinleaf
Shinner
shinnery
shinny
shinplaster
shin splints

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How to use shinleaf in a sentence

These plants are often called shinleaf, because English peasants used the leaves for plasters.
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers | Margaret Armstrong

British Dictionary definitions for shinleaf

shinleaf

/ (ˈʃɪnˌliːf) /

nounplural -leaves

the usual US name for wintergreen (def. 3)

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