Acalypha

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any plant of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants, found in tropical and subtropical environments.

    "Stumping my way through a welter of staghorns and acalyphas I made the steps, made the hill."

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genus acalypha

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"Stumping my way through a welter of staghorns and acalyphas I made the steps, made the hill."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Acalypha.

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flowering plant

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