Толковый словарь английского языка - nettle
Nettle
nettle
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English netel; akin to Old High German nazza ~, Greek adikē Date: before 12th century any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the ~ family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs, any of various prickly or stinging plants other than the true ~s (genus Urtica), II. transitive verb (~d; nettling) Date: 15th century to strike or sting with or as if with ~s, to arouse to sharp but transitory annoyance or anger, see: irritate
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n. & v. --n. 1 any plant of the genus Urtica, esp. U. dioica, with jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs. 2 any of various plants resembling this. --v.tr. 1 irritate, provoke, annoy. 2 sting with nettles. Phrases and idioms nettle-rash a skin eruption like nettle stings. Etymology: OE netle, netele ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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