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Webster 1913 Edition


Urticaceous

Urˊti-ca′ceous

,
Adj.
(Bot.)
Of or pertaining to a natural order (
Urticaceae
) of plants, of which the nettle is the type. The order includes also the hop, the elm, the mulberry, the fig, and many other plants.

Definition 2024


urticaceous

urticaceous

English

Adjective

urticaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a natural order Urticaceae of plants, of which the nettle is the type.