Definition of nettle

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net·tle    (ntl) KEY  

NOUN:

1. Any of numerous 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.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
net·tled , net·tling , net·tles

1. To sting with or as if with a nettle.
2. To irritate; vex.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English netele; see ned- in Indo-European roots

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