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wood nettle

wood nettle noun: laportea canadensis, an annual or perennial herbaceous plant of the nettle family Urticaceae, native to eastern and central North America.

wood nettle: laportea canadensis, an annual or perennial herbaceous plant of the nettle family Urticaceae,...
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Noun

wood nettle (plural wood nettles)

  1. Laportea canadensis, an annual or perennial herbaceous plant of the nettle family Urticaceae, native to eastern and central North America.
    Synonyms:
    Canada nettle

Synonyms of wood nettle

  • Canada nettle

Forms of wood nettle

pluralwood nettles

Questions about wood nettle

What does wood nettle mean?
Wood nettle means laportea canadensis, an annual or perennial herbaceous plant of the nettle family Urticaceae, native to eastern and central North America.
What part of speech is wood nettle?
Wood nettle is a noun.
What is the plural of wood nettle?
The plural of wood nettle is wood nettles.

Words near wood nettle in the dictionary

  1. wood mice
  2. wood millet
  3. wood mint
  4. wood mints
  5. wood mouse
  6. wood nettle
  7. wood nettles
  8. wood nuthatch
  9. wood nuthatches
  10. wood nymph
  11. wood nymphs

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