urticaceous
belonging to the Urticaceae, the nettle family of plants.
Origin of urticaceous
1- Compare nettle family.
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How to use urticaceous in a sentence
It possesses an urticaceous apparatus, which produces an effect similar to the stinging-nettle when applied to the skin.
The Ocean World: | Louis FiguierCann′abin, a resin obtained from the plant Cannabis Indica; Cann′abis, a genus of urticaceous plants, yielding bhang.
British Dictionary definitions for urticaceous
/ (ˌɜːtɪˈkeɪʃəs) /
of, relating to, or belonging to the Urticaceae, a family of plants, having small flowers and, in many species, stinging hairs: includes the nettles and pellitory
Origin of urticaceous
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