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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:
1810–20, Americanism; shin¹ + leaf

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shinleaf (ˈʃɪnˌliːf)

—n , pl -leaves
	the usual US name for wintergreen

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