Meaning of "pilea" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PILEA

New Latin, from Greek pilos cap (from the shape of the segments of the perianth).

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PRONUNCIATION OF PILEA

pilea  [ˈpɪlɪə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILEA

Pilea is a noun.

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WHAT DOES PILEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pilea

Pilea, with 600–715 species, is the largest genus in the plant family Urticaceae and one of the larger genera in the Urticales and eudicot rosids. It is distributed throughout the tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate regions. The majority of species are succulent shade-loving herbs or shrubs, which are easily distinguished from other Urticaceae by the combination of opposite leaves with a single ligulate intrapetiolar stipule in each leaf axil and cymose or paniculate inflorescences. Pilea is of little economic importance; six species have horticultural value, and one species is used in Chinese traditional medicine. The genus has attracted little monographic attention since Weddell, and the majority of taxonomic contributions have come from floristic treatments. To date, 787 species names have been published and estimates for the species number range from 250 to 1000. Based on previous floristic treatments, about 30% of the species from regions not yet covered by contemporary floristic treatments may be undescribed. The genus name is derived from Latin pileus, "felt cap", because of the calyx covering the achene.

Definition of pilea in the English dictionary

The definition of pilea in the dictionary is any plant of the tropical annual or perennial genus Pilea, esp P. muscosa, the artillery or gunpowder plant, which releases a cloud of pollen when shaken; some others are grown for their ornamental foliage: family Urticaceae.

TRANSLATION OF PILEA

Find out the translation of pilea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pilea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pilea» in English.

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• Translator English - Russian: Пилеа
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• Translator English - Marathi: पिलिआ
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• Translator English - Polish: Pilea
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пилі
• Translator English - Romanian: Pilea
• Translator English - Greek: Πυλαία
• Translator English - Afrikaans: pileã
• Translator English - Swedish: Pilea
• Translator English - Norwegian: Pilea

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILEA»

Discover the use of pilea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pilea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...

Pilea japonica Handel-Mazzetti (Achudemia japonica Maximowicz; Achudemia insignis Migo; Nanocnide closii Léveillé & Vaniot; Pilea japonica (Maximovicz) Handel-Mazzetti) China. See Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci.

Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012

World Spice Plants: Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy

Synonyms > Pilea trinervia Wight; Urtica melastomoides Poir. Common Names >• black throated artillery plant; • man: Schwarzschlundige Kanonierblume Usage > seasoning (in India) Parts Used >• young leaf, and shoot Distribution >• S India ...

Johannes Seidemann, 2005

Florida Gardener's Guide

Artillery. Plant. Pilea. microphylla. Two of the many characteristics that make this West Indies plant useful are its color, which is that of Granny Smith apples, and its texture, which is rather like foam. It also is durable, taking the rainy season in ...

Tom MacCubbin, Georgia B. Tasker, 2002

Cultivated Vegetables of the World: A Multilingual Onomasticon

... (DUTCH) pilea; (ENGLISH) pilea; (FRENCH) pilea; (GERMAN) Pilea; ( INDONESIAN) poh-pohan; (ITALIAN) pilea; (JAVANESE) poh-pohan; ( PORTUGUESE) pilea; (SPANISH) pilea; (TURKISH) topcu cicegi. 66.2. Pilea melastomoides (Poir.) ...

Stanley J. Kays, 2011

Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: A Systematic Synopsis

Pilea leptophylla Urban Among rocks, Cerro de Pandura, Puerto Rico; endemic. ( I:79) Pilea margarettae Britton On limestone rocks and cliffs, Puerto Rico; Mona Island, Cuba, St. Croix, Anegada. (I:80) Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm. On moist ...

Alain H. Liogier, Luis F. Martorell, 2000

The National Wetland Plant List

FACU FAC FAC Sitka Spruce Pieris phillyreifolia (Hook.) DC. FACW Climbing Fetterbush Pilea fontana (Lunell) Rydb. FACW FACW OBL FACW FACW Lesser Clearweed Pilea herniarioides (Sw.) Lindl. OBL OBL Caribbean Clearweed Pilea  ...

Robert Lichvar, 2012

Flowering Plants of the Galápagos

Scientific Name: Pilea baurii B. L. Rob. (Photo 323) Common Names: Galápagos pilca, ortiga Family: Urticaceae (Nettle) Range: Endemic Islands Inhabited: Española, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela (A,SN), Pinta, Pinzón, San Cristóbal, Santa ...

Conley K. McMullen, 1999

Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Dicotyledons

Pilea muscosa Lindley(1821). Monoecious annual or perennial glabrous pale green herbs 4-30 cm, with succulent freely branching stems to 2.5 mm 0, usually ± erect, rarely prostrate or pendent; L small, entire. 1 -veined, varying in shape from ...

Urs Eggli, 2002

California Master Gardener Handbook

... (D. godseffiana) Ficus diversifolia Ficus repensvat.pumila 'Minima' Fittonia verschaffeltii Maranta leuconeura Nephrolepis exaltata cultivars Peperomia sandersii Pilea cadierei 'Minima' Pilea depressa Pilea microphylla Pilea nummulariifolia ...

‎2002

Paideia: The World of the Second Sophistic

L'associazione di Delfi, grande santuario panellenico, a quello di Pilea, santuario periferico ma ugualmente di venerabili tradizioni, ristabilisce l'antico legame tra i due centri santuariali, valorizzandoli soprattutto per quella componente ...

Barbara Borg, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pilea is used in the context of the following news items.

Live gardening chat Monday July 13 at 12:30 pm

Clearweed - Pilea pumila. July 13 2015 9:41 AM. sims.claudette. Can you give us any other information about the plant? Is the leaf hairy? «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

Gaylordsville woman an early advocate for native landscaping

The native Pilea pumila (alias clearweed) is native, shallow-rooted, easy to pull, and relatively benign. She'll take it to other noxious aliens. «Torrington Register Citizen, Jul 15»

DIY: How to Plant Containers

... of spiky-leafed angel wing begonia, two funky fuchsias, a red-stemmed lady fern, a chartreuse heuchera and sprawling, silvery pilea. «Seven Days, Jun 15»

String gardens take houseplants to new heights

... Rhipsalis, Hedera, Platycerium, Epipremnum pinnatum, Ficus pumila, Fittonia, Philodendron, Pilea, Peperomia, Selaginella and most orchids ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jun 15»

Easter, spring can get kids excited about gardening

The intricate foliage of polka dot plants (hypoestes), variegated pilea and abutilon, and lime-colored lysimachia and sedum will break up the ... «The Coloradoan, Mar 15»

Piemērotākais laiks telpaugu pārstādīšanai - agrs pavasaris. Kā to …

... kuri veido blīvus pudurus, piemēram, pilejas (Pilea), peperomijas (Peperomia), lapu begonijas (Begonia rex), gastērijas (Gasteria), havortijas ... «DELFI.lv, Feb 15»

La det spire og gro i vinduskarmen

Den kinesiske pengeplanten (pilea peperomioides) er en hengiven plante som fort kan deles opp i mange små. Dette er et enkelt triks som gir ... «Kvinner og klær, Feb 15»

Southern Maryland home sales

Pilea Pl., 14845-Frank X. and Mary Ann Dorwart to James C. and Aisha C. Gardiner, $470,000. INDIAN HEAD AREA. Ben Doane Rd. «Washington Post, Feb 15»

Go on...start em young its easy to teach children how to grow plants …

You can also use peperomias, pilea and tropical ferns. Your bottle garden could flourish for years and even become self-sustaining. That will ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»

Here's a big botanical trend that's tiny

... pumila), miniature ivies, and red-stem pilea (Pilea glauca) to climb arbors; and miniature daisy (Bellium minutum), heron's bill (Erodium sps.) ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jan 15»