Sida
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A tropical plant, often a small bush, used for strong fibers and sticky juice
- noun
- /ˈsiːdə/
- Specialized
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sida
- In the tropical region, sida can thrive even in poor soil conditions.
Examples
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Sida is often used in traditional medicine due to its beneficial properties.
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I've had dozens of diseases—sida six times—and the last time it took me a whole month to recover.
Fiction book (2000) -
Farmers grow sida plants because they produce high-quality fiber.
Compounds
Sida hermaphrodita
- Specialized
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A tall plant that lives for many years with leaves like a maple tree and white flowers
Sida rhombifolia
- Specialized
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A tropical herb with strong fiber used for ropes and traditional medicine, often a spreading weed
Sida spinosa
- Specialized
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A tropical American weed with pale yellow or orange flowers common in the southern United States
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sida comes from an old Greek name for a 'small plant', and later plant scientists used that same name for this group of tropical herbs and shrubs. So Sida today is the name for those plants.