noun
an Australian genus of woody plants of the family Urticaceae
• Syn: ↑genus Pipturus
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Urticaceae, ↑family Urticaceae, ↑nettle family
• Member Meronyms: ↑Queensland grass-cloth plant, ↑Pipturus argenteus, ↑Pipturus albidus
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\\pipˈt(y)u̇rəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a small genus of woody plants (family Urticaceae) of Australia and the Mascarene islands having alternate leaves, flowers in dense globular clusters, and a strong inner bark fiber — see queensland grass-cloth plant
Useful english dictionary. 2012.