genus acalypha

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1. a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	rosid dicot genus,
definition	:	a genus of dicotyledonous plants (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	acalypha virginica, three-seeded mercury,
definition	:	weedy herb of eastern North America (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	euphorbiaceae, family euphorbiaceae, spurge family,
definition	:	a family of plants of order Geraniales (noun.plant)