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Definition of Laportea
1. Noun. Mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle.
Exact synonyms: Genus Laportea
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Urticaceae, Nettle Family, Urticaceae
Member holonyms: Laportea Canadensis, Wood Nettle, Australian Nettle, Australian Nettle Tree
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Urticaceae, Nettle Family, Urticaceae
Member holonyms: Laportea Canadensis, Wood Nettle, Australian Nettle, Australian Nettle Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laportea
Literary usage of Laportea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder (1908)
"To the section dealing with the cystoliths we may add that in Laportea they are
... For the structure of the leaf in Laportea, see Quanjer, loc. cit. ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"The giant nettle tree, Laportea gigas, a native of Australia often attaining a
... A popular name for the Laportea Is "mad tree." Petrie (Proe. Linn. Soc. ..."
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