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dead nettle

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: dead nettle

1
 n
any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips
2
 n
a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves
3
 n
coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: dead nettle
1

n any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips

Types:
Lamium album, white dead nettle
European dead nettle with white flowers
Lamium amplexicaule, henbit
Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
2

n a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves

Synonyms:
Pilea pumilla, clearweed, richweed
Type of:
nettle
any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

n foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome

Synonyms:
Stachys sylvatica, hedge nettle
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
3

n coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States

Synonyms:
Galeopsis tetrahit, hemp nettle
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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