SPURGE NETTLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spurge nettle mean? 

• SPURGE NETTLE (noun)
  The noun SPURGE NETTLE has 1 sense:

1. a stinging herb of tropical America

  Familiarity information: SPURGE NETTLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPURGE NETTLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stinging herb of tropical America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

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

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

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