copperleaf

[ kop-er-leef ]

noun

, plural cop·per·leaves.

1. a Pacific Islands plant, Acalypha wilkesiana, of the spurge family, having showy, bronzy-green, usually red-mottled foliage and grown as an ornamental or houseplant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of copperleaf¹

First recorded in 1930–35; copper ¹( def ) + leaf ( def )

Example Sentences

Dine-in on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day: Copperleaf will be offering a special, four-course prix fixe dinner menu featuring compressed endive and pear, smoked diver scallop, mad hatcher chicken, braised beef short rib, Alaskan fruits de mar, apple pie terrine and more.

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I pass a pond on my way into Copperleaf, the restaurant just down the stairs from the main lobby, and it feels tranquil.

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Dine-in: Join Copperleaf Restaurant & Bar for a festive holiday prix fixe menu with locally sourced ingredients, carefully crafted holiday dishes and the classic holiday lodge ambience 3-9:30 p.m.

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The ingredients that make up the beautifully presented dishes at the onsite Copperleaf Restaurant are sourced from locally foraged ingredients and area farmers and ranchers, including grass-fed beef from Gleason Ranch in Brady, Washington and sustainably caught fish from Lummi Island Wild.

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Copperleaf Restaurant is inside the city of SeaTac’s Cedarbrook Lodge.

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