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TREAD-SOFTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tread-softly mean? 

TREAD-SOFTLY (noun)
  The noun TREAD-SOFTLY has 1 sense:

1. a stinging herb of tropical Americaplay

  Familiarity information: TREAD-SOFTLY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TREAD-SOFTLY (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 ("tread-softly" 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 ("tread-softly" is a member of...):

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


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