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    DEVIL NETTLE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A stinging herb of tropical Americaplay

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

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

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