urticaceous

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɜːtɪˈkeɪʃəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ûr′ti kā′shəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ur•ti•ca•ceous  (ûr′ti kā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Plant Biologybelonging to the Urticaceae, the nettle family of plants. Cf. nettle family. 
  • Neo-Latin Urticace(ae) (Urtic(a) the type genus (Latin urtīca nettle) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous
  • 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
urticaceous / ˌɜːtɪˈkeɪʃəs/
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Urticaceae, a family of plants, having small flowers and, in many species, stinging hairs: includes the nettles and pellitory
Etymology: 18th Century: via New Latin from Latin urtīca nettle, from ūrere to burn
'urticaceous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
nettle - pellitory

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