hedge nettle

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noun

a slender-leafed, hairy plant, Stachys palustris, of the mint family, abundant along roadsides and in fields and marshes, having clusters of tubular, purple flowers on a spike.

any similar, related plant, especially S. hispida, of wet places.

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Origin of hedge nettle

First recorded in 1670–80

Words nearby hedge nettle

hedgehog cactus, hedgehop, hedge hyssop, hedge laying, hedge mustard, hedge nettle, hedge one's bets, hedger, hedgerow, hedge-school, hedge sparrow

Example sentences from the Web for hedge nettle

All the money from cuts to public education can go toward more tax breaks for hedge-fund types.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools|Zephyr Teachout|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Third, the destruction: These hedge-fund managers want to eliminate all limits and oversight of charter schools.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools|Zephyr Teachout|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The center-right hedge fund clique known as Third Way, and associated Blue Dogs and hangers on.
One of the Midterms’ Little-Noticed Big Losers: The NRA|Cliff Schecter|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dunham makes fun of herself only so that she can then hedge and embrace an authoritative role.
Time to Grow Up, Lena Dunham|Emily Shire|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In 1998, when the hedge fund Long Term Capital Management blew up, the New York Fed helped organize a $3.65 billion bailout.
The Incredible 'Wussiness' Of The Fed Vs Goldman Sachs—Caught On Tape|Daniel Gross|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Where there is no hedge, the possession shall be spoiled: and where there is no wife, he mourneth that is in want.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be wasted: I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
We cut over the fields at the back with him between usstraight as the crow fliesthrough hedge and ditch.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
Into the houses, and behind every garden fence and hedge, the retreating Federals gathered.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
They crashed against Sir Edward Bruce's division, which received them 'like a dense hedge' or 'wood.'
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

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