NOUN | plant | Roman nettle, Urtica pipulifera | annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers |
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Meaning | Annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers. | |
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Synonym | Urtica pipulifera | |
Member of | Urtica, genus Urtica | A nettle yielding fiber resembling flax |
Broader | 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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