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PICA-PICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stinging herb of tropical America
Synonyms:
Cnidoscolus urens; devil nettle; Jatropha stimulosus; Jatropha urens; pica-pica; spurge nettle; tread-softly
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pica-pica" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("pica-pica" is a member of...):
Cnidoscolus; genus Cnidoscolus (a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae)
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