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Acalypha (Noun)

Meaning

A genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

  • The species Acalypha rhomboidea, commonly known as the rough pigweed, is an herb that can grow to heights of three to six feet.
  • Some gardeners plant Acalypha in the wilder parts of their garden as an informal, untamed feature.
  • One researcher believes the healing properties of the sap from certain species of Acalypha merit further scientific investigation.
  • On hot, humid summer days the Red-seed Plant or Chenille Acalypha adds colorful soft puffs of fluffy chenille-textured catkins that droop above big lobed deep-cut burgundy velvet type flowers and gorgeous lime-lobed very lobed shaped fine-looking purple-raspberry fruit stalks, full leaves too on plant form.
  • Despite many differences the amentoflabellate involucellum suggests affinity between Chenille plant (Chenille Fire Bush Acalypha Fire Tail).

Synonyms

  • Genus Acalypha
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