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Pipturus

noun

an Australian genus of woody plants of the family Urticaceae

• Syn: ↑genus Pipturus

• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Urticaceae, ↑family Urticaceae, ↑nettle family

• Member Meronyms: ↑Queensland grass-cloth plant, ↑Pipturus argenteus, ↑Pipturus albidus

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\\pipˈt(y)u̇rəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek piptein to fall down + New Latin -urus — more at feather

: a small genus of woody plants (family Urticaceae) of Australia and the Mascarene islands having alternate leaves, flowers in dense globular clusters, and a strong inner bark fiber — see queensland grass-cloth plant

Useful english dictionary. 2012.