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Definition of Shinleaf
1. Noun. North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters.
Definition of Shinleaf
1. a perennial herb [n -LEAFS or -LEAVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shinleaf
Literary usage of Shinleaf
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mysteries of the Flowers by Herbert Waldron Faulkner (1917)
"But all are not perfect flowers: at least two-thirds on each spire bear pollen
yet have sterile pistils. shinleaf—Pyrola elliptica July The ..."
2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Orthilia secunda (L.) House One-sided shinleaf; Wintergreen Herbaceous ...
shinleaf; Wild lily-of-the-valley Herbaceous perennial Dry to moist woods, ..."
3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"shinleaf; Wild lily-of-the-valley Herbaceous perennial Dry to moist woods, on
rich soils. FAC FAC X . ....x. *•• . • ;.• ••'.».! ra" i '• •!'•• '. ..."
4. A Naturalist in the Great Lakes Region by Elliot Rowland Downing (1922)
"shinleaf (Fig. 93), checkerberry (Fig. 94), and prince's pine (Fig. ... shinleaf has
rounded leaves, and its flowers are borne in a loose cluster somewhat ..."
5. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1906)
"WHITE-VEINED shinleaf. Pyrola picta, Smith. Heath Family. Leaves. ... These pretty
plants are called "shinleaf," because the leaves of some of the species ..."
6. Flora of the Blue Hills, Middlesex Fells, Stony Brook and Beaver Brook by Walter Deane (1896)
"shinleaf. Rich, moist or dry woods. B* and M*, common. P. rotundifolia, L.
ROUND-LEAVED PYROLA. Rich, moist or dry woods. JB, common:—Jf*, frequent: — £• ..."
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