a. Bot. [f. mod.L. Urticace-æ (see prec.) + -OUS.] Belonging to, consisting of, the Urticaceæ; resembling that of, having the character of, a nettle.
1836. Lindley, Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2), 175. Batis has a common Urticaceous fruit.
1842. Brande, Dict. Sci., etc., 1273/1. Ulmaceæ … are apetalous Exogens, nearly allied to the Urticaceous order.
1846. Lindley, Veg. Kingd., 261. The old Urticaceous Order.
