acalypha

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See also: Acalypha

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the genus name.

Noun[edit]

acalypha (plural acalyphas)

  1. Any plant of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants, found in tropical and subtropical environments. [from 18th c.]
    • 1979, Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Nelson, page 17:
      Stumping my way through a welter of staghorns and acalyphas I made the steps, made the hill.
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