stinging tree

noun

any of various Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Dendrocnide with rigid stinging hairs

Words Nearby stinging tree

stinger
stinginess
stinging capsule
stinging hair
stinging nettle
stinging tree
stingless bee
stingo
stingray
stingy
stink

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How to use stinging tree in a sentence

Dodging a swinging lawyer-vine tendril, I ran my face on a stinging tree and was in agony all day.
From Chart House to Bush Hut | Charles W. L. Bryde
A fabulous story is told of it and a stinging tree called Salato.
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before | George Turner

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