hemp nettle


noun
  1. a coarse weed of the genus Galeopsis, of the mint family, resembling hemp in appearance and having bristly hairs like the nettle.

Origin of hemp nettle

1
First recorded in 1795–1805

Words Nearby hemp nettle

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How to use hemp nettle in a sentence

  • It was a large island, with an abundance of hemp nettle, but I did not notice any kind of red paint there.

    The Maine Woods | Henry David Thoreau

British Dictionary definitions for hemp nettle

hemp nettle

noun
  1. a hairy weedy plant, Galeopsis tetrahit, of northern regions, having helmet-shaped pink, purple, and white flowers and toothed leaves: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

  2. any of various other plants of the genus Galeopsis

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