stinging nettle
Noun
Meaning
stinging nettle (countable and uncountable, plural stinging nettles)
A nettle; any of the species of genus Urtica that cause painful short-term skin irritation, especially Urtica dioica, originally Eurasian, now naturalized elsewhere.
Alternative names
stinging-nettle
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Examples
If you have diabetes, keep close track of your blood sugar when using stinging nettle.
True allergic rhinitis due to environmental allergies usually responds well to antihistamines, as well as to herbal remedies, especially freeze-dried stinging nettle and butterbur.