DEVIL NETTLE

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Meaning:

A stinging herb of tropical America

Synonyms:

Cnidoscolus urens; devil nettle; Jatropha stimulosus; Jatropha urens; pica-pica; spurge nettle; tread-softly

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("devil nettle" 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 ("devil nettle" is a member of...):

Cnidoscolus; genus Cnidoscolus (a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae)

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