We found 2 definitions of laportea from 2 different sources.
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laportea - mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle | ||
genus Laportea | ||
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination | ||
family urticaceae, nettle family, urticaceae a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs | ||
laportea canadensis, wood nettle American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles |