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urticaceous

/ur-ti-key-shuhs/US // ˌɜr tɪˈkeɪ ʃəs //UK // (ˌɜːtɪˈkeɪʃəs) //

荨麻类,荨麻疹,荨麻状物

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : belonging to the Urticaceae, the nettle family of plants.

Examples

  • It possesses an urticaceous apparatus, which produces an effect similar to the stinging-nettle when applied to the skin.

  • Cann′abin, a resin obtained from the plant Cannabis Indica; Cann′abis, a genus of urticaceous plants, yielding bhang.