stinging nettle

stinging nettle noun: a nettle; a member of any the species of genus Urtica, which cause painful short-term skin irritation, especially Urtica dioica, originally Eurasian, now naturalized elsewhere.

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Noun

stinging nettle (countable and uncountable, plural stinging nettles)

A nettle; a member of any the species of genus Urtica, which cause painful short-term skin irritation, especially Urtica dioica, originally Eurasian, now naturalized elsewhere.

Synonyms:

common nettle, stinger

stinging nettle meaning in Tamil

stinging nettle in Tamil

சுனைக்காஞ்சொறி, செந்தட்டி

Synonyms of stinging nettle

common nettle
stinger

Forms of stinging nettle

plural	stinging nettles

Questions about stinging nettle

What does stinging nettle mean?: Stinging nettle means a nettle; a member of any the species of genus Urtica, which cause painful short-term skin irritation, especially Urtica dioica, originally Eurasian, now naturalized elsewhere.
What is stinging nettle in Tamil?: Stinging nettle in Tamil is சுனைக்காஞ்சொறி, செந்தட்டி. See Stinging nettle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stinging nettle?: Stinging nettle is a noun.
What is the plural of stinging nettle?: The plural of stinging nettle is stinging nettles.

Words near stinging nettle in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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