urena

urena [yoo-ree-nuh] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.

Origin of urena New Latin, probably Malayalam uṛiñña name for various vitaceous or sapindaceous plants Examples from the Web for urena Historical Examples of urena

It was with the utmost difficulty that the count de Urena could bring off a remnant of his forces from that disastrous height.

Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada

Washington Irving

Cynoglossum, Callicarpa, Urena, Rottlera and several other low tropical forms continue.

Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The

William Griffith