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Meaning ofnettlein English

nettle

uk//ˈnɛ.təl//

Pluralnettles
Past Tensenettled
Participle Verbnettling
Third Person Singularnettles

Definitions

Noun
1. stinging plants with poisonous hairs; causing rash
  The gardener carefully avoided the nettle plants in the garden.
2. anything causing a stinging rash; like jellyfish
  The jellyfish sting was like a nettle that caused a painful rash.
3. a plant with stinging hairs
  The gardener wore gloves to protect herself from the nettle in the garden.
4. plants with spines or prickles; non-stinging
  The botanist studied the nettle plants with spines in the forest.
5. non-stinging plants; resemble Urtica species
  The gardener carefully removed the nettle from the vegetable garden.
Verb
1. to provoke or irritate someone; cause annoyance
  The constant noise began to nettle her and she couldn't focus.

Compounds / Phrases

nettle-rash devil's nettle nettle-leaf nettle-leaved