Pronounced: TRAY-guhs, noun
Notes: Not what I thought
Yesterday’s word
The word urticaceous means
- relating to a nettle
- stinging
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Latin word urtica (nettle), which came from urere (to burn). This isn’t really a word that I’d probably use very often. It is worth noting that this is another word that uses all five vowels.
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