urena

[ yoo-ree-nuh ]

noun

1. any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.

Word History and Origins

Origin of urena¹

< New Latin, probably < Malayalam uṛiñña name for various vitaceous or sapindaceous plants

Example Sentences

Cynoglossum, Callicarpa, Urena, Rottlera and several other low tropical forms continue.

From Project Gutenberg

It was with the utmost difficulty that the count de Urena could bring off a remnant of his forces from that disastrous height.

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