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PILEA INVOLUCRATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pilea involucrata mean? 

PILEA INVOLUCRATA (noun)
  The noun PILEA INVOLUCRATA has 1 sense:

1. low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowersplay

  Familiarity information: PILEA INVOLUCRATA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PILEA INVOLUCRATA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

friendship plant; panamica; panamiga; Pilea involucrata

Hypernyms ("Pilea involucrata" is a kind of...):

nettle (any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae))

Holonyms ("Pilea involucrata" is a member of...):

genus Pilea; Pilea (low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage)


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