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CNIDOSCOLUS

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Meaning:

A genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

Synonyms:

Cnidoscolus; genus Cnidoscolus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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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