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    WOOD NETTLE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    Laportea canadensis; wood nettle

    Classified under:

    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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