dead nettle

/dɛd ˌnɛdl/

Other forms: dead nettles

Definitions of dead nettle

1. noun

   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. noun

   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)
3. noun

   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
4. noun

   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