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单词 urticaceous
释义

urticaceous

[ ur-ti-key-shuhs ]
/ ˌɜr tɪˈkeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Urticaceae, the nettle family of plants.
Compare nettle family.

Origin of urticaceous

1830–40; <New Latin Urticace(ae) (Urtic(a) the type genus (Latin urtīca nettle) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

Words nearby urticaceous

ursine howler, Ursprache, Ursula, Ursuline, urtext, urticaceous, urticant, urticaria, urticaria endemica, urticarial, urticarial fever
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Example sentences from the Web for urticaceous

  • Cann′abin, a resin obtained from the plant Cannabis Indica; Cann′abis, a genus of urticaceous plants, yielding bhang.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
  • It possesses an urticaceous apparatus, which produces an effect similar to the stinging-nettle when applied to the skin.

    The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for urticaceous

urticaceous
/ (ˌɜːtɪˈkeɪʃəs) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for urticaceous

C18: via New Latin from Latin urtīca nettle, from ūrere to burn
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