nettle
/ˈnɛtəl/ noun C1- Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle),
- Urtica incisa (Australian nettle);
- wood nettle (Laportea canadensis);
- bull nettle, spurge nettle (Cnidoscolus stimulosus)
- Texas bull nettle (Cnidoscolus texanus),
- bull nettle (Cnidoscolus urens),
- Various species of the genus Dendrocnide
- small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
Plural nettles
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## The Boy and the Nettles
A BOY was stung by a Nettle.
“The next time you touch a Nettle, grasp it boldly, and it will be soft as silk to your hand, and not in the least hurt you.”
Grasp the nettle, Watson!
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