Meanings
plural artillery plants
- Any member of the species Pilea microphylla or Pilea trianthmoides of shrub or brush native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.
Synonyms: artillery fern
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the species Pilea microphylla or Pilea trianthmoides of shrub or brush native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.
More synonyms by meaning
nountropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the successive discharges of pollen from its seeds when watered.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
artillery plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artillery%20plant
“artillery plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artillery%20plant. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artillery plant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artillery%20plant.
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