NOUN | plant | stinging nettle, Urtica dioica | perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs |
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Meaning | perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs. | |
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Synonym | Urtica dioica | |
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) |
Spanish | urtica dioica | |
Catalan | urtica dioica, Urtica dioica |
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