Acalypha
noun
Ac·a·ly·pha
ˌakəˈlīfə,
əˈkaləfə
: a genus of herbs and shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) found in warm regions and having alternate leaves and monoecious apetalous flowers which are showy in cultivated species see chenille sense 2
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek akalyphē, alteration of akalēphē nettle
First Known Use
circa 1771, in the meaning defined above
- pine squirrel
- pine straw
- pine sugar
- pine swift
- pine tag
- pine tar
- pine tip moth
- pine tortoise scale
- pine tree
- pine tree shilling
- pine tulip
- pine warbler
- pine webworm
- pine weevil
- pine worm
- pine-barren sandwort
- pine-leaf scale
- pine-tar oil
- pine-tree lizard
- pine-tube moth
- pineal
- pineal body
- pineal eye
- pineal gland
- pineal organ