acaleph

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from Latin acaleph, from Ancient Greek ἀκαλήφη (akalephe, “stinging nettle”).[1]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (US) IPA: /ˌæk.əˈlɜf/

Noun [edit]

acaleph (plural acalephs)

  1. (dated) A member of the former Acalephae family, now a part of the Cnidaria phylum.

References [edit]

  1. ^ Urdang, Laurence, ed. The Random House College Dictionary. 1st. New York: Random House, Inc., 1984.

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