urena

noun

ure·​na
yəˈrēnə
1
capitalized : a small genus of tropical herbs or shrubs (family Malvaceae) having small yellow flowers with five connate bracts, bearing fruit with hooked bristles, yielding a medicinal mucilaginous juice, and including a coarse weedy herb (U. lobata) sometimes cultivated for its fiber which is comparable to jute
2
plural -s
a
: any plant of the genus Urena (especially U. lobata)
b
or urena lobata
-lōˈbātə,
-bätə
: the cordage fiber derived from the urena (U. lobata)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Malayalam uren urena

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“Urena.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urena. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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