stinging hair

noun Botany.

sting (def. 18).

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Words nearby stinging hair

Stine, sting, stingaree, stinger, stinging capsule, stinging hair, stinging nettle, stinging tree, stingless bee, stingo, stingray
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British Dictionary definitions for stinging hair

stinging hair

noun

a multicellular hair in plants, such as the stinging nettle, that injects an irritant fluid when in contact with an animal
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