Definitions for urticaceous

urticaceous ur·ti·ca·ceous

Spelling: [ur-ti-key-shuh s]
IPA: /ˌɜr tɪˈkeɪ ʃəs/

Urticaceous is a 11 letter English word.

You can make 964 anagrams from letters in urticaceous (acceiorstuu).

Definitions for urticaceous

adjective

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

Origin of urticaceous

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

Examples for urticaceous

It possesses an urticaceous apparatus, which produces an effect similar to the stinging-nettle when applied to the skin.

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

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