Urticales

plural noun

Ur·​ti·​ca·​les

: an order of dicotyledonous plants usually including the Urticaceae, Ulmaceae, and Moraceae and being characterized mainly by the free apetalous perianth and one-celled superior ovary

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Urtica + -ales

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