stinging nettle

sting·ing nettle

(stĭng′ĭng)

n.

A perennial nettle (Urtica dioica) native to Eurasia and widely distributed in North America. It is sometimes used medicinally, and the young leaves are edible.

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stinging nettle

n

(Plants) See nettle¹

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sting′ing net′tle

n.

a bristly, stinging Eurasian nettle, Urtica dioica, having forked clusters of greenish flowers.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stinging nettle - perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs Urtica dioica nettle - any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae) genus Urtica, Urtica - a nettle yielding fiber resembling flax

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Translations

ortica

stinging nettle

n → Brennnessel f

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stinging nettle

n (bot) ortiga

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