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artillery plant

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artillery plant
n.
A tropical American plant (Pilea microphylla) having fleshy leaves and an explosive discharge of pollen.
artillery plant
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various tropical urticaceous plants of the genus Pilea, such as P. microphylla, all having stamens that discharge their pollen explosively
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Noun1.artillery plant - tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively
Pilea microphylla
nettle - any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
genus Pilea, Pilea - low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage


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