The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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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
When I stumbled into a patch of stinging nettles, I had no idea what had hit me.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2023
Our stinging nettles are so important for early green fly.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
The World Nettle Eating Competition sees hopefuls try and chew their way through as many stinging nettles as they can in one hour.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2022
For the last hour Sela had led them through stinging nettles, swarms of midges and marshy ground.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
