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deadnettle

/ˈdɛdnɛtəl/

deadnettle noun: any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.

Noun

deadnettle (plural deadnettles)

  1. Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.
    • After studying the book for several minutes, he began to assemble a weird collection of plants and herbs on the floor in front of him. Hemlock and foxglove, ivy and deadnettle, henbane and marigold[.]1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 12

deadnettle meaning in Tamil

deadnettle in Tamil

வசியமதாசி, யாறாம்பை

Forms of deadnettle

pluraldeadnettles
alternative formdead-nettle

Origin of deadnettle

By surface analysis, dead + nettle; cognate to German Totnessel. Compare Dutch dovenetel, German Taubnessel, North Frisian Duufnäädel (all of which are literally "deaf-nettle").

Words formed from deadnettle

Phrases with deadnettle

Questions about deadnettle

What does deadnettle mean?
Deadnettle means any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.
What is deadnettle in Tamil?
Deadnettle in Tamil is வசியமதாசி, யாறாம்பை. See Deadnettle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deadnettle?
Deadnettle is a noun.
How do you pronounce deadnettle?
Deadnettle is pronounced /ˈdɛdnɛtəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of deadnettle?
The plural of deadnettle is deadnettles.

Words near deadnettle in the dictionary

  1. deadnames
  2. deadnaming
  3. deadness
  4. deadnesse
  5. deadnesses
  6. deadnettle
  7. deadnettle leaf beetle
  8. deadnettle leaf beetles
  9. deadnettles
  10. deadnuts
  11. Deadose

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deadnettle (page history and authors); deadnettle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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