NOUN | plant | artillery plant, Pilea microphylla | tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively |
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Meaning | Tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively. | |
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Synonym | Pilea microphylla | |
Member of | Pilea, genus Pilea | low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage |
Broader | nettle | Any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae) |
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