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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pi•le•a (pī′lē ə, pil′ē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- Neo-Latin (1821), coinage based on Latin pīleus, pilleus skullcap (see pileus, -a2); origin, originally so called because one of the three sepals forms a hood over the fruit
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