"needleleaf" meaning in English

See needleleaf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From needle + leaf. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|needle|leaf}} needle + leaf Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} needleleaf (not comparable)
  1. (botany) Used in the names of plants that have long narrow leaves. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany Derived forms: needleleaf bluet (taxonomic: Houstonia acerosa), needleleaf fleabane (taxonomic: Erigeron nematophyllus), needleleaf navarretia (taxonomic: Navarretia intertexta)
    Sense id: en-needleleaf-en-adj-NV4LM0tx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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