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shinleaf

noun shin·leaf \ˈshin-ˌlēf\
plural shinleafs

Definition of SHINLEAF

:  any of several wintergreens (especially Pyrola elliptica) with lustrous evergreen basal leaves and racemose white or pinkish flowers
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First Known Use of SHINLEAF

circa 1818

Rhymes with SHINLEAF

bay leaf, belief, crew chief, debrief, drop leaf, endleaf, enfeoff, fig leaf, fire chief, flyleaf, gold leaf, in brief, in chief, kerchief, loose-leaf, massif, motif, naïf, O'Keeffe, red leaf, relief, sharif, sneak thief, Tallchief

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