URTICACEOUS


Meaning of URTICACEOUS in English

/err'ti kay"sheuhs/ , adj.

belonging to the Urticaceae, the nettle family of plants. Cf. nettle family .

[ 1830-40; Urticace ( ae ) ( Urtic ( a ) the type genus (L urtica nettle) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .