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stinging nettle
Urtica dioica
net·tle
(nĕt′l)n.
1. Any of various plants of the genus Urtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.
2. Any of various hairy, stinging, or prickly plants.
tr.v. net·tled, net·tling, net·tles
1. To sting with or as if with a nettle.
2. To irritate; vex.
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nettle
(ˈnɛtəl)n
1. (Plants) any weedy plant of the temperate urticaceous genus Urtica, such as U. dioica (stinging nettle), having serrated leaves with stinging hairs and greenish flowers
2. (Plants) any of various other urticaceous plants with stinging hairs or spines
3. (Plants) any of various plants that resemble urticaceous nettles, such as the dead-nettle, hemp nettle, and horse nettle
4. grasp the nettle to attempt or approach something with boldness and courage
vb (tr)
5. to bother; irritate
6. to sting as a nettle does
[Old English netele; related to Old High German nazza (German Nessel)]
ˈnettle-ˌlike adj
ˈnettly adj
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net•tle
(ˈnɛt l)n., v. -tled, -tling. n.
1. any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
2. any of various similar plants.
v.t. 3. to irritate, annoy, or provoke.
4. to sting as a nettle does.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English netele (n.); c. Old Saxon netila, Old High German nezzila (German Nessel), early Swedish netla]
net′tle•like`, adj.
net′tler, n.
net′tly, adj.
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nettle
Past participle: nettled
Gerund: nettling
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| Noun | 1. |  nettle - any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)stinging nettle, Urtica dioica - perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs Roman nettle, Urtica pipulifera - annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers Laportea canadensis, wood nettle - American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles clearweed, Pilea pumilla, richweed, dead nettle - a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves artillery plant, Pilea microphylla - tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively friendship plant, panamica, panamiga, Pilea involucrata - low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers weed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants |
| Verb | 1. |  nettle - sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensationurticate - whip with or as with nettles |
| 2. |  nettle - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"get under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure" fret - cause annoyance in beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" displease - give displeasure to |
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nettle
verb irritate, provoke, annoy, gall, sting, aggravate (informal), incense, ruffle, exasperate, vex, goad, pique, get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), piss you off (taboo slang) I instantly regretted my remark, because it obviously nettled him.
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nettle
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Translations
حَشيش القُرّاصقرَاصُ
kopřiva
nældebrændenælde
nokkonenpiikitelläpolttaa
kopriva
csalán
netla
イラクサ
쐐기풀
dilgėlė
nātre
pŕhľava
brännässlanässla
ต้นไม้ป่าใบเป็นขนที่ทำให้ระคายเคือง
ısırganısırgan otu
cây tầm ma
nettle
[ˈnetl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nettle
[ˈnɛtəl] n (= plant) → ortie f
to grasp the nettle (mainly British) (= take difficult action) → se jeter à l'eau
Some industrialists believe the government should grasp the nettle of devaluation → Certains industriels pensent que le gouvernement devrait se jeter à l'eau et dévaluer.
to grasp the nettle (mainly British) (= take difficult action) → se jeter à l'eau
Some industrialists believe the government should grasp the nettle of devaluation → Certains industriels pensent que le gouvernement devrait se jeter à l'eau et dévaluer.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
nettle
nettle
:nettle rash
n → Nesselausschlag m
nettle sting
n → Brennnesselstich m; her legs were covered in nettles → ihre Beine waren von den Brennnesseln völlig zerstochen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
nettle
(ˈnetl) noun a type of plant covered with hairs that cause a painful rash if touched.
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nettle
→ قرَاصُ kopřiva nælde Nessel τσουκνίδα ortiga nokkonen ortie kopriva ortica イラクサ 쐐기풀 brandnetel nesle pokrzywa urtiga крапива brännässla ต้นไม้ป่าใบเป็นขนที่ทำให้ระคายเคือง ısırgan cây tầm ma 荨麻Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
nettle
n (bot) ortigaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.