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family Urticaceae

family Urticaceae

9.7
A group of flowering plants like nettles that have stinging hairs
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia Urticaceae
  • The family Urticaceae includes the common stinging nettle, which is found worldwide.

Examples

  • Some members of the family Urticaceae cause skin irritation due to their hairs.

  • Many species in the family Urticaceae are found in tropical regions.

  • Many botanists study the diversity within the family Urticaceae when researching flowering plants.

  • The family Urticaceae is often studied for its medicinal properties.

  • Many botanists study the diversity within the family Urticaceae when researching flowering plants.

  • The family Urticaceae includes the common stinging nettle, which is found worldwide.

  • Some members of the family Urticaceae cause skin irritation due to their hairs.

Synonyms

Urticaceae
vsfamily Urticaceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of flowering plants like nettles that often have stinging hairs

is the same concept but expressed in everyday wording rather than Latin
nettle family
vsfamily Urticaceae
  • Specialized
7.7

A family of flowering plants that often have stinging hairs

is the same concept but expressed with the Latin scientific term in taxonomy

Surface Forms

family Urticaceae singular
families Urticaceae plural

Morphology

family + Urticaceae

This is a straightforward taxonomic label: the noun 'family' combined with the proper name 'Urticaceae' denotes the plant family called Urticaceae. The meaning is directly compositional and follows common cross-linguistic scientific naming patterns, so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Family Urticaceae gets its name from Urticaceae, a word from the Latin 'urtica' that means 'nettle'. Many plants in this family have small 'stinging hairs', so the name came to mean a group of nettle-like flowering plants today.