2syllables
nettle
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Definitions ofnettle
1noun
- Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
- Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
- Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
- Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
1verb
- Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
Example: "The children were badly nettled after playing in the field."
- To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
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