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Noun: spurge nettle  spurj'ne-t(u)l
  1. A stinging herb of tropical America
    - tread-softly, devil nettle, pica-pica, Cnidoscolus urens, Jatropha urens, Jatropha stimulosus

Derived forms: spurge nettles

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: Cnidoscolus, genus Cnidoscolus

Encyclopedia: Spurge nettle

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