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net⋅tle

  [net-l] noun, verb, -tled, -tling.
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–noun
1. any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs. Compare nettle family.
2. any of various allied or similar plants.
–verb (used with object)
3. to irritate, annoy, or provoke.
4. to sting as a nettle does.
—Idiom
5. grasp the nettle, Australian. to undertake or tackle an unpleasant task.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE netele (n.); c. D netel, G Nessel, Norw netla

Related forms:
net⋅tle⋅like, adjective
nettler, noun
nettly, adjective
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Word Origin & History

nettle 
O.E. netele, from P.Gmc. *natilon (cf. O.S. netila, M.Du. netele, Ger. Nessel, M.Da. nædlæ "nettle"), dim. of *naton, of unknown origin, perhaps from the same source as net (n.). The verb meaning "to beat with nettles" is from c.1440; nettled in fig. sense of "vexed, irritated" is from c.1400.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: net·tle
Pronunciation: 'net-&l
Function: noun
1 : any plant of the genus Urtica (family Urticaceae, thenettle family)
2 : any of various prickly or stinging plants other than one of the genus Urtica
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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