sweetleaf

[ sweet-leef ]

/ ˈswitˌlif /

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noun, plural sweet·leaves.

a shrub or small tree, Symplocos tinctoria, of the eastern coast of the U.S., having lance-shaped leaves, yellowish, fragrant flowers, and orange or brown fruit.

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Origin of sweetleaf

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; sweet + leaf

Words nearby sweetleaf

sweetie, sweetie pie, sweetiewife, sweeting, sweetish, sweetleaf, sweetman, sweet marjoram, sweet marten, sweetmeal, sweetmeat