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CNIDOSCOLUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cnidoscolus mean?
• CNIDOSCOLUS (noun)
The noun CNIDOSCOLUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
Familiarity information: CNIDOSCOLUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cnidoscolus; genus Cnidoscolus
Hypernyms ("Cnidoscolus" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Cnidoscolus"):
Cnidoscolus urens; devil nettle; Jatropha stimulosus; Jatropha urens; pica-pica; spurge nettle; tread-softly (a stinging herb of tropical America)
Holonyms ("Cnidoscolus" is a member of...):
Euphorbiaceae; family Euphorbiaceae; spurge family (a family of plants of order Geraniales)
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