artillery plant
artillery plant · artillery plants
Any member of the species Pilea microphylla or Pilea trianthmoides of shrub or brush…Any member of the species Pilea microphylla or Pilea trianthmoides of shrub or brush native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.
Meaning
1 sensesAny member of the species Pilea microphylla or Pilea trianthmoides of shrub or brush native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.
More definitions
- tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively
Origin
From the successive discharges of pollen from its seeds when watered.From the successive discharges of pollen from its seeds when watered.
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Forms
plural: artillery plants| Singular | artillery plant |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively:Pilea microphylla