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PILEA INVOLUCRATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pilea involucrata mean?
• PILEA INVOLUCRATA (noun)
The noun PILEA INVOLUCRATA has 1 sense:
1. low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers
Familiarity information: PILEA INVOLUCRATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
friendship plant; panamica; panamiga; Pilea involucrata
Hypernyms ("Pilea involucrata" is a kind of...):
nettle (any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae))
Holonyms ("Pilea involucrata" is a member of...):
genus Pilea; Pilea (low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage)
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