nettle
noun
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
nettle-like
-
a word derived from
nettle.
Example Sentences
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I’m intrigued by the tension in Jake Skeet’s poem: Its title juxtaposes love with death, and its rhythms press against the nettle-like images.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
The dead Nettles are so named as having no sting, but possessing nettle-like leaves.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
Plants of nettle-like character, with stinging hairs 8b, in URTICACEAE, p.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Henry Allan Gleason
The husk is densely covered with nettle-like bristles, which are quite irritating to tender hands.
From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Andrew S. Fuller
It is called by some the Hedge Dead Nettle, from its nettle-like leaves, and the place of its growth.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
