sweetleaf

See also: sweet leaf

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• sweet leaf
• sweet-leaf

Etymology

From sweet +‎ leaf.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sweetleaf (countable and uncountable, plural sweetleafs)

1. Any plant of the genus Stevia, from which stevia is extracted.
2. Sauropus androgynus, a plant of the family Phyllanthaceae whose leaves may be used as a potherb.
3. Symplocos tinctoria, an evergreen shrub or small tree in the southeastern United States.
4. Monarda fistulosa, wild bergamot, a medicinal and ornamental herb.
5. (slang) Cannabis.

Synonyms

• (plant in Stevia): sugarleaf
• (Sauropus androgynous): katuk, star gooseberry

Translations

plant of the genus Stevia — see stevia

Sauropus androgynus

• Finnish: katuk

Symplocos tinctoria

Monarda fistulosa — see wild bergamot

See also

• sweet tea