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nettles
noun(net-tle)
any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
nettles
noun(net-tle)
any of various prickly or stinging plants other than the true nettles (genus Urtica)
nettles
verb(net-tle)
to strike or sting with or as if with nettles
nettles
verb(net-tle)
to arouse to sharp but transitory annoyance or anger
nettles
noun(net-tle)
any of a genus (Galeopsis) of coarse Old World herbs of the mint family; especially : a bristly Eurasian herb (G. tetrahit) naturalized in North America as a weed
nettles
noun(net-tle)
a coarse prickly weed (Solanum carolinense) of the nightshade family with bright yellow fruit resembling berries
nettles
noun(net-tle)
a stinging jellyfish; especially : one (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) occurring especially in Atlantic estuaries from Cape Cod to the West Indies
nettles
noun(net-tle)
nettle; especially : a Eurasian nettle (Urtica dioica) widely naturalized in North America that has numerous hairs extremely irritating to the skin

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