Laportea (Noun)
Meaning
Mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Laportea mucronata is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to tropical Africa.
- Laportea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, commonly known as nettles.
- The Laportea aestuans is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to tropical Asia.
- Laportea is a mostly tropical genus of stinging herbs or trees, commonly known as nettles.
- The Laportea canescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to tropical Africa.