Definition of Cnidoscolus

1. Noun. A genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Cnidoscolus

Clydesdale terrier
Clydesdales
Clymene
Clytemnestra
Clytocybe alba
Clœlius
Cmdre
Cnemidophorus
Cnemidophorus exsanguis
Cnemidophorus tesselatus
Cnemidophorus tigris
Cnemidophorus velox
Cnicus
Cnicus benedictus
Cnidoscolus (current term)
Cnidoscolus urens
Cnidospora
Cnidosporidia
Cnossos
Cnossus
Cnut
Cnutian
Co
Co-op
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Co.
CoA
CoAS-
CoA transferases

Literary usage of Cnidoscolus

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

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Cnidoscolus Pohl, Pl. Bras, i: 56. pi. 49. 1827. Monoecious or rarely dioecious perennial stinging bristly herbs, or shrubs, with entire, lobed or divided ..."

2. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Ficus platyphylla Del. Castilla fallax Cook. ids). Cnidoscolus (also known as Jatropha) elasticus Lundell and Cnidoscolus ..."

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