Boehmeria (Noun)
Meaning
False nettle.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Boehmeria is commonly known as false nettle because its appearance is similar to that of the true nettle, but it does not have the same stinging hairs.
- The Boehmeria plant is also known as false nettle and it was named after the German botanist Georg Rudolf Boehmer.
- Boehmeria false nettle is a type of plant that grows wild along streams and rivers throughout the southeastern United States.
- Boehmeria is another common name for the plant, Pilea urticifolia, and the plant itself can reach one foot in height.
- The Boehmeria false nettle is commonly mistaken for true nettle due to the way the leaves look, as both display toothed leaf margins.