HyperDic: artillery_plant

English > 1 sense of the expression artillery plant:
NOUNplantartillery plant, Pilea microphyllatropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively
English > artillery plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively.
SynonymPilea microphylla
Member ofPilea, genus Pilealow-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage
BroadernettleAny of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

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