artillery plant

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noun

a spreading, tropical American plant, Pilea microphylla, of the nettle family, having small, fleshy leaves and green flowers, grown as a curiosity because the pollen is discharged explosively when dry.

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His most recommended plant was tree ivy—its juices sprayed up the nostrils.
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In fact, he taught the most intensive artillery course in the South and very likely the equal of courses at West Point.
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As there are still many varieties of the plant grown in America, so there doubtless was when cultivated by the Indians.
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The plant as a whole remains green until late in the autumn.
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The Smooth Naked Horsetail is a common plant, specially by the sides of streams and pools.
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British Dictionary definitions for artillery plant

artillery plant

noun

any of various tropical urticaceous plants of the genus Pilea, such as P. microphylla, all having stamens that discharge their pollen explosively

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