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Pilea

see synonyms of pilea

Noun

1. genus pilea, pilea

low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage

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Pilea

see synonyms of pilea
noun
any plant of the tropical annual or perennial genus Pilea, esp P. muscosa, the artillery or gunpowder plant, which releases a cloud of pollen when shaken; some others are grown for their ornamental foliage: family Urticaceae

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Pilea

see synonyms of pilea
n. pl. pi·le·a (-lē-ə)
The top of a bird's head, extending from the base of the bill to the nape.

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