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CNIDOSCOLUS URENS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cnidoscolus urens mean?
• CNIDOSCOLUS URENS (noun)
The noun CNIDOSCOLUS URENS has 1 sense:
1. a stinging herb of tropical America
Familiarity information: CNIDOSCOLUS URENS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stinging herb of tropical America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cnidoscolus urens; devil nettle; Jatropha stimulosus; Jatropha urens; pica-pica; spurge nettle; tread-softly
Hypernyms ("Cnidoscolus urens" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("Cnidoscolus urens" is a member of...):
Cnidoscolus; genus Cnidoscolus (a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae)
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