Cnidoscolus

noun

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

• Syn: ↑genus Cnidoscolus

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbiaceae, ↑family Euphorbiaceae, ↑spurge family

• Member Meronyms:

↑spurge nettle, ↑tread-softly, ↑devil nettle, ↑pica-pica, ↑Cnidoscolus urens, ↑Jatropha urens, ↑Jatropha stimulosus

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈskōləs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from cnido- (from Greek knidē nettle) + Greek skōlos thorn, pointed stake; akin to Greek skallein to hoe — more at cnida, shell

: a genus of stinging perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants (family Euphorbiaceae) characterized by alternate mostly long-petioled palmately veined and often lobed or divided leaves and stipules armed with stinging bristles