acalypha

See also: Acalypha

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

acalypha (plural acalyphas)

1. Any plant of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants, found in tropical and subtropical environments. [from 18th c.]
   • 1979, Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Nelson, page 17:

     Stumping my way through a welter of staghorns and acalyphas I made the steps, made the hill.