nettle

1. Any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae) (synset 112412587)
   is a type of: weed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
   subtypes:

   • stinging nettle, urtica dioica - perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs
   • roman nettle, urtica pipulifera - annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers
   • laportea canadensis, wood nettle - American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles
   • clearweed, dead nettle, pilea pumilla, richweed - a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves
   • artillery plant, pilea microphylla - tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively
   • friendship plant, panamica, panamiga, pilea involucrata - low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers

1. Sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation (synset 202125180)
   is a type of: bite, burn, sting - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
   same as: urticate
   verb group: urticate - whip with or as with nettles
2. Cause annoyance in;
   Disturb, especially by minor irritations (synset 201791774)
   "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
   is a type of: displease - give displeasure to
   subtypes:

   • get, get under one's skin - irritate
   • eat into, fret, grate, rankle - gnaw into; make resentful or angry
   • peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
   • ruffle - trouble or vex
   • fret - cause annoyance in
   • beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically
   • antagonise, antagonize - provoke the hostility of
   same as: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, rag, rile, vex
   verb group: chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger

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