urticaceous

📖 Definitions

adjective

1. Relating to a nettle.

2. Stinging.

💬 Usage Examples

“[Rhizostoma Aldrovandi] possesses an urticaceous apparatus, which produces an effect similar to the stinging nettle when applied to the skin.” Louis Figuier; The Ocean World; Appleton; 1869.
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