urticaceous

urticaceous
/err'ti kay"sheuhs/, adj.
belonging to the Urticaceae, the nettle family of plants. Cf. nettle family.
[1830-40; < NL Urticace(ae) (Urtic(a) the type genus (L urtica nettle) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS]

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  • urticaceous — adjective Of or pertaining to a natural order Urticaceae of plants, of which the nettle is the type …   Wiktionary

  • urticaceous — ur·ti·ca·ceous …   English syllables

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  • urticaceous — adjective see urticaceae …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Urtical — Ur tic*al, a. Resembling nettles; said of several natural orders allied to urticaceous plants. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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