Definition of Acalypha

1. Noun. A genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Acalypha
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Euphorbiaceae, Family Euphorbiaceae, Spurge Family
Member holonyms: Acalypha Virginica, Three-seeded Mercury

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acalypha

Acacia melanoxylon
Acacia pycnantha
Acacia xanthophloea
Academe
Academism
Academy
Academy Award
Academy Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy of Sciences
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Acadia
Acadia National Park
Acadian
Acadians
Acalypha (current term)
Acalypha virginica
Acanthaceae
Acanthia lectularia
Acanthisitta
Acanthisitta chloris
Acanthisittidae
Acanthocereus
Acanthocereus pentagonus
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Acanthocheilonema
Acanthocybium
Acanthocybium solandri
Acanthophis
Acanthophis antarcticus

Literary usage of Acalypha

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies by Edward Pollock Anshutz (1900)
"COMMON NAME, Indian Acalypha, Indian Nettle. PREPARATION.—The fresh plant is macerated with two parts by weight of alcohol. ..."

2. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"... are all from Polynesia, and are grown on account of their richly variegated leaves. They are largely grown in gardens in Tropical countries. Acalypha ..."

3. Botany of the United States North of Virginia: Comprising Descriptions of by Lewis Caleb Beck (1848)
"Acalypha. Linn.—Three-seeded Mercury. (A Greek name for the nettle, which this plant somewhat resembles.) Monoecious. STERILE FL. Perianth 3—4-parted. ..."

4. The Characteristics of the New Remedies by Edwin Moses Hale, F. S. Whitman (1873)
"Acalypha INDICA. (Indian Acalypha.) A plant found in the East Indies. Proved by Dr. Tonnere, of Calcutta. ANALOGUES:—Arnica (?) Hamamelis (?) Ipecacuanha (? ..."

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