WOOD NETTLE

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Meaning:

American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles

Synonyms:

Laportea canadensis; wood nettle

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("wood nettle" is a kind of...):

nettle (any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae))

Holonyms ("wood nettle" is a member of...):

genus Laportea; Laportea (mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle)

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