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    stinging nettle

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Plants
    ˈstinging ˌnettle noun [countable]  HBPa wild plant with leaves that sting and leave red marks on your skin 荨麻
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    stinging nettle• In common with several other species, the red admiral favours the stinging nettle as a place to lay its eggs.
    ˈstinging ˌnettle nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus leave sting a wild plant that red and leaves with


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    stinging nettle
    I
    net‧tle1 /ˈnetl/ (also stinging nettle) noun [countable]
     Language: Old English
     Origin: netel
    a wild plant with rough leaves that sting you
    ⇨ grasp the nettle at grasp1(4), ⇨ stinging nettle

    II
    ˈstinging ˌnettle noun [countable]
    a wild plant with leaves that sting and leave red marks on your skin


    stinging nettleBrE /ˈstɪŋɪŋ netl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstɪŋɪŋ netl/ 🔊 noun = nettle