stinging nettle
noun
: nettle sense 1
especially
: a Eurasian nettle (Urtica dioica) widely naturalized in North America that has numerous hairs extremely irritating to the skin
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This supplement features 1000mg of pure saw palmetto extract, along with pumpkin seed powder, zinc oxide, quercetin dihydrate, green tea extract, and stinging nettle root.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
There could be fecal matter if there are animals around (especially cats), plus there are plants that can cause contact rashes, such as poison ivy and stinging nettle.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
For Tartaglia, foraging stinging nettles has become an annual ritual.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
To start, there are six compost preparations laced with half a dozen medicinal herbs — yarrow, chamomile, stinging nettle, oak bark, dandelion and valerian — which rest in the compost for set periods of time before the compost is mixed into the topsoil.
—Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
Roasted hake with stinging nettle broth, grilled kale and black garlic aioli.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
Also, like Testogen, Prime Male contains magnesium, boron, stinging nettle extract, and Vitamin K.
—Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2022
This supplement is made with a blend of D-aspartic acid, along with ten botanicals, including horny goat weed, stinging nettle, fenugreek, saw palmetto, and tribulus terrestris.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2022
This blend includes fenugreek, DIM, stinging nettle, tongkat ali, fenugreek, Asian ginseng, and saw palmetto.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Nov. 2022
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
There could be fecal matter if there are animals around (especially cats), plus there are plants that can cause contact rashes, such as poison ivy and stinging nettle.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
For Tartaglia, foraging stinging nettles has become an annual ritual.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
To start, there are six compost preparations laced with half a dozen medicinal herbs — yarrow, chamomile, stinging nettle, oak bark, dandelion and valerian — which rest in the compost for set periods of time before the compost is mixed into the topsoil.
—Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
Roasted hake with stinging nettle broth, grilled kale and black garlic aioli.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
Also, like Testogen, Prime Male contains magnesium, boron, stinging nettle extract, and Vitamin K.
—Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2022
This supplement is made with a blend of D-aspartic acid, along with ten botanicals, including horny goat weed, stinging nettle, fenugreek, saw palmetto, and tribulus terrestris.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2022
This blend includes fenugreek, DIM, stinging nettle, tongkat ali, fenugreek, Asian ginseng, and saw palmetto.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Nov. 2022
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First Known Use
1525, in the meaning defined above
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stinging nettle
noun
: nettle sense 1
especially
: a perennial Eurasian nettle (Urtica dioica) widely naturalized in North America and having numerous hairs that are extremely irritating to the skin
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