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stinging nettle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A nettle; any of the species of genus Urtica that cause painful short-term skin irritation, especially Urtica dioica, originally Eurasian, now naturalized elsewhere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Urtica dioica

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nettle

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