Definition of Urticaceous. Meaning of Urticaceous. Synonyms of Urticaceous

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Definition of Urticaceous

Urticaceous
Urticaceous Ur`ti*ca"ceous, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order (Urticace[ae]) of plants, of which the nettle is the type. The order includes also the hop, the elm, the mulberry, the fig, and many other plants.

Meaning of Urticaceous from wikipedia

- pollination. Members of the tribe are characterised by having inflexed or "urticaceous" stamens. The way in which the anther filaments elongate in the developing...
- allusion to the fruit's spines) + noun-building suffix -an. Ramie a woody urticaceous shrub of Asia, Boehmeria nivea, having broad leaves and a stem that yields...