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nettlewort

nettlewort noun: any plant of the nettle family, Urticaceae.

Noun

nettlewort (plural nettleworts)

  1. Any plant of the nettle family, Urticaceae.

Forms of nettlewort

pluralnettleworts

Origin of nettlewort

From nettle + wort.

Questions about nettlewort

What does nettlewort mean?
Nettlewort means any plant of the nettle family, Urticaceae.
What part of speech is nettlewort?
Nettlewort is a noun.
What is the plural of nettlewort?
The plural of nettlewort is nettleworts.

Words near nettlewort in the dictionary

  1. nettlespurge
  2. Nettlestone
  3. Nettlestone and Seaview
  4. Nettleton
  5. Nettletons
  6. nettlewort
  7. nettleworts
  8. nettling
  9. nettlingly
  10. nettlings
  11. nettly

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