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urticoid

urticoid adjective: (Especially of a cystidium) shaped like a stinging-nettle hair (with a long straight pointed section and a swollen base).

urticoid: (Especially of a cystidium) shaped like a stinging-nettle hair (with a long straight pointed...
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Adjective

urticoid (comparative more urticoid, superlative most urticoid)

  1. (Especially of a cystidium) shaped like a stinging-nettle hair (with a long straight pointed section and a swollen base).

Forms of urticoid

comparativemore urticoid
superlativemost urticoid

Origin of urticoid

From Latin urtica (“nettle”) + -oid.

Questions about urticoid

What does urticoid mean?
Urticoid means (Especially of a cystidium) shaped like a stinging-nettle hair (with a long straight pointed section and a swollen base).
What part of speech is urticoid?
Urticoid is an adjective.

Words near urticoid in the dictionary

  1. urticated
  2. urticates
  3. urticating
  4. urtication
  5. urtications
  6. urticoid
  7. urticose
  8. URTIs
  9. urtite
  10. urtoxazumab
  11. URTs

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