HyperDic: urtica_dioica

English > 1 sense of the expression Urtica dioica:
NOUNplantUrtica dioica, stinging nettleperennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs
English > Urtica dioica: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningperennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs.
Synonymstinging nettle
Member ofUrtica, genus UrticaA nettle yielding fiber resembling flax
BroadernettleAny of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
Spanishurtica dioica
Catalanurtica dioica, Urtica dioica

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