English Dictionary: Urticales | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uratic \U*rat"ic\, (Physiol. Chem.) Of or containing urates; as, uratic calculi. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uredospore \U*re"do*spore\, n. (Bot.) The thin-walled summer spore which is produced during the so-called Uredo stage of certain rusts. See (in the Supplement) {Uredinales}, {Heter[oe]cious}, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uretic \U*ret"ic\, a. [L. ureticus, Gr. [?]. See {Urine}.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to the urine; diuretic; urinary; as, uretic medicine. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel, OHG. nezz[8b]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[84]lde, Sw. n[84]ssla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Urtica}, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. {Urtica gracitis} is common in the Northern, and {U. cham[91]dryoides} in the Southern, United States. the common European species, {U. urens} and {U. dioica}, are also found in the Eastern united States. {U. pilulifera} is the Roman nettle of England. Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as: {Australian nettle}, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus {Laportea} (as {L. gigas} and {L. moroides}); -- also called {nettle tree}. {Bee nettle}, {Hemp nettle}, a species of {Galeopsis}. See under {Hemp}. {Blind nettle}, {Dead nettle}, a harmless species of {Lamium}. {False nettle} ({B[91]hmeria cylindrica}), a plant common in the United States, and related to the true nettles. {Hedge nettle}, a species of {Stachys}. See under {Hedge}. {Horse nettle} ({Solanum Carolinense}). See under {Horse}. {nettle tree}. (a) Same as {Hackberry}. (b) See {Australian nettle} (above). {Spurge nettle}, a stinging American herb of the Spurge family ({Jatropha urens}). {Wood nettle}, a plant ({Laportea Canadensis}) which stings severely, and is related to the true nettles. {Nettle cloth}, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various purposes. {Nettle rash} (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with nettles. {Sea nettle} (Zo[94]l.), a medusa. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Urticaceous \Ur`ti*ca"ceous\, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Urticace[91]}) of plants, of which the nettle is the type. The order includes also the hop, the elm, the mulberry, the fig, and many other plants. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Urticaceous \Ur`ti*ca"ceous\, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Urticace[91]}) of plants, of which the nettle is the type. The order includes also the hop, the elm, the mulberry, the fig, and many other plants. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Urtical \Ur"tic*al\, a. Resembling nettles; -- said of several natural orders allied to urticaceous plants. | |
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Urticate \Ur"ti*cate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Urticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Urticating}.] To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy. --G. A. Sala. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Urticate \Ur"ti*cate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Urticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Urticating}.] To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy. --G. A. Sala. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Urticate \Ur"ti*cate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Urticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Urticating}.] To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy. --G. A. Sala. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Urtication \Ur`ti*ca"tion\, n. (Med.) The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; -- sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis. |