Definition of Hemp nettle

1. Noun. Coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States.

Exact synonyms: Dead Nettle, Galeopsis Tetrahit
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Galeopsis, Genus Galeopsis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemp Nettle

hemotoxin
hemotoxins
hemotoxylin
hemovanadin
hemovigilance
hemovore
hemozoin
hemp
hemp-nettle
hemp-nettles
hemp-vine
hemp-vines
hemp agrimony
hemp family
hemp milk
hemp nettle (current term)
hemp tree
hemp willow
hempa
hempcrete
hempen
hempen necktie
hempie
hempier
hempies
hempiest
hemplike
hemps
hempseed
hempseeds

Literary usage of Hemp nettle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"Hemp, Nettle. Galeopsis Tetrahit, L.—Ger. Hemp, Thistle. ... Hemp-Nettle. A name for the genus Galeopsis, With. ed. iv., and applied more especially to ..."

2. The Farmer's Encyclopædia, and Dictionary of Rural Affairs: Embracing All by Cuthbert William Johnson (1844)
"HEMP-NETTLE (Galeopsis). A genus of annual weeds common in corn fields, flowering in July, ... Downy hemp-nettle (G. villosa). 3. Common hemp-nettle (G. ..."

3. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"hemp nettle. Labiatae. Ancient Greek name, meaning "weasel like". ... Europe and Asia, nat. in US hemp nettle, Hemp Dead- nettle, Bee Nettle, Dog Nettle, ..."

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