stinging nettle

American  

noun

1. a bristly, stinging Eurasian nettle, Urtica dioica, naturalized in North America, having forked clusters of greenish flowers, the young foliage sometimes cooked and eaten like spinach by the Scots.

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stinging nettle British  

noun

1. See nettle

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Etymology

Origin of stinging nettle

First recorded in 1515–25

Example Sentences

There’s also a less pervasive threat, stinging nettle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

After a warning to steer clear of pesky stinging nettle, we set off.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2021

On the side of the road, he got a stinging nettle rash.

From New York Times • May 21, 2019

After the initial diagnosis, yachaks rub their patient's body with herbs, including stinging nettle, known across the Andes for its cleansing properties.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2012

In the case of the latter the eggs are loosely laid, hundreds together, upon the leaves of the common stinging nettle.

From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Weed, Clarence M.