nettle
noun
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Example Sentences
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Zookeepers then pivot to old-fashioned tracking, braving thickets of brambles and stinging nettles in search of footprints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He also had to work to sustain the voracious creatures, foraging daily for nettles to feed them.
From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2024
Some are well-known to foragers and farmers market shoppers — nettles, morels, garlic scapes.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
To get the full effects of nettles, brew the whole plant “low and slow” like a stock.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024
There, well before sunset, Kehaar, flying westward down the Belt, spotted the rabbits lying up, all among the nettles and goose grass.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
