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Answer for the clue "A family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs ", 10 letters:
urticaceae

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The Urticaceae are a family , the nettle family, of flowering plants . The family name comes from the genus Urtica . The Urticaceae include a number of well-known and useful plants, including the nettles, ramie ( Boehmeria nivea ), māmaki ( Pipturus albidus ...

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Urticaceous \Ur`ti*ca"ceous\, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order ( Urticace[ae] ) of plants, of which the nettle is the type. The order includes also the hop, the elm, the mulberry, the fig, and many other plants.