stinging nettle
noun
: nettle sense 1
especially
: a Eurasian nettle (Urtica dioica) widely naturalized in North America that has numerous hairs extremely irritating to the skin
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However, research into stinging nettle and hair growth is lacking.
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Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
According to the University of California’s Integrated Pest Management website, stinging nettles are upright plants native to California and other Western states and have stinging hairs that can irritate and blister the skin.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
The thieves came in the middle of the night with wire cutters, snipping through the fence and trampling through a brush of stinging nettle.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Other plants like poison oak and stinging nettle, a common herbal medicine that causes skin irritation when touched, may be irritating.
—Sara Okeefe, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
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Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
According to the University of California’s Integrated Pest Management website, stinging nettles are upright plants native to California and other Western states and have stinging hairs that can irritate and blister the skin.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
The thieves came in the middle of the night with wire cutters, snipping through the fence and trampling through a brush of stinging nettle.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Other plants like poison oak and stinging nettle, a common herbal medicine that causes skin irritation when touched, may be irritating.
—Sara Okeefe, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Stinging nettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stinging%20nettle. Accessed 17 Aug. 2024.
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