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stinging nettle

DEFINITIONS OF: stinging nettle

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n perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs

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