Nilgiri nettle
noun
Nil·gi·ri nettle
variants or Nilghiri nettle
ˈnilgərē-
: any of several plants (genus Girardinia) of the family Urticaceae
especially : an East Indian fiber plant (G. palmata) with stinging foliage and stems that yield a strong fiber useful for cordage
Word History
Etymology
from Nilgiri Hills, India
- parthenons
- parthenoparous
- Parthenope
- parthenopid
- Parthenopidae
- parthenospore
- parthenote
- Parthia
- parthiae
- Parthian
- parthianer
- parthianest
- parthianner
- parthiannest
- parthians
- parthias
- parti
- parti pris
- parti-color
- parti-colored
- parti-mortgage certificate
- parti-mortgage receipt
- parti-striped
- partial
- partial adjunct