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ACALYPHA

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Meaning:

A genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

Synonyms:

Acalypha; genus Acalypha

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Acalypha" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Acalypha"):

Acalypha virginica; three-seeded mercury (weedy herb of eastern North America)

Holonyms ("Acalypha" is a member of...):

Euphorbiaceae; family Euphorbiaceae; spurge family (a family of plants of order Geraniales)

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