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“… lettuce but the clearly nettle or …”
meanings of nettle
noun:
- Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:.
- Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles.
- Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
- Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis);.
- Celtis (hackberry).
- Flame nettle or painted nettle (Coleus);.
- Small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
- Dead nettle, dumb nettle (Lamium), particularly Lamium album, white nettle;.
- Certain plants that have spines or prickles:.
- Rock nettle (Eucnide);.
- Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus.
- Nilgiri nettle, Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia, family Urticaceae).
- Solanum elaeagnifolium, bull nettle, silver-leaf nettle, white horse-nettle;.
- Ball nettle (Solanum carolinense);.
- Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
- False nettle (Boehmeria, family Urticaceae);.
- Solanum rostratum, horse-nettle;.
- Hedge nettle (Stachys);.
- Horse nettle Agastache urticifolia,.
- Solanum dimidiatum, western horse-nettle, robust horse-nettle;.
- Hemp nettle (Galeopsis);.
verb:
- Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
- To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.