nettle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: nĕt'(ə)l
ipa: [ˈnɛɾʊl]
rhymes: -ɛt(ə)l
Forms: form: nettles
Etymology: From Middle English netle, netel, from Old English netle, netele, netel, from Proto-West Germanic *natilā (cognate with Old Saxon netila, Middle Dutch netele (modern Dutch netel), German Nessel, Middle Danish nædlæ (“nettle”)), a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *natǭ (of unknown origin, perhaps from the same source as net).
Senses: glosses: Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles:
Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle),
glosses: Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles:
Urtica incisa (Australian nettle);
glosses: Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis);
glosses: Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
Bull nettles and spurge nettles (Cnidoscolus spp.):
Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle,
glosses: Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
Bull nettles and spurge nettles (Cnidoscolus spp.):
Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle,
glosses: Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
Bull nettles and spurge nettles (Cnidoscolus spp.):
Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle,
glosses: Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
Bull nettles and spurge nettles (Cnidoscolus spp.):
Nettle trees or tree nettles:
Various species of the genus Dendrocnide
glosses: Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
Bull nettles and spurge nettles (Cnidoscolus spp.):
Nettle trees or tree nettles:
Urera baccifera (scratchbush),
glosses: Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
Bull nettles and spurge nettles (Cnidoscolus spp.):
Nettle trees or tree nettles:
Urtica ferox (tree nettle);
glosses: Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
rock nettle (Eucnide spp.);
glosses: Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
glosses: Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
ball nettle (Solanum carolinense);
glosses: Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
Solanum elaeagnifolium, bull nettle, silver-leaf nettle, white horse-nettle;
glosses: Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
Solanum dimidiatum, western horse-nettle, robust horse-nettle;
glosses: Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
Solanum rostratum, horse-nettle;
glosses: Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
Celtis (hackberry).
glosses: Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
dead nettle, dumb nettle (Lamium spp.), particularly Lamium album, white nettle;
glosses: Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
false nettle (Boehmeria spp., family Urticaceae);
glosses: Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
flame nettle or painted nettle (Coleus spp.);
glosses: Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
hedge nettle (Stachys spp.);
glosses: Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
hemp nettle (Galeopsis spp.);
glosses: Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
horse nettle Agastache urticifolia,
glosses: Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
nilgiri nettle, Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia, family Urticaceae).
glosses: Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
Derived terms: benettle
deadnettle
devil's nettle
dwarf nettle
European nettle tree
fen nettle
grasp the nettle
hedgenettle
hemp-nettle
hemp nettle
horsenettle
nettle agent
nettlebed
nettlecloth
nettle cloth
nettle-fish
nettle-leaf giant hyssop
nettle-leaf porterweed
nettle-leaved goosefoot
nettle-leaved horsemint
nettle-leaf horsemint
nettlelike
nettle-monger
nettler
nettle-rash
nettle-rashed
nettlesome
nettlespurge
nettle-tap
nettle tree
nettle tree butterfly
nettlewort
nettly
red dead-nettle
sea nettle
stinging nettle
stingless nettle
stingy nettle