| nettle |  |  | 
| n. (plant) | 1. nettle | any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae). | 
 |  ~ 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, pilea pumilla, richweed, dead nettle | 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. | 
 |  ~ weed | any plant that crowds out cultivated plants. | 
| v. (perception) | 2. nettle, urticate | sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation. | 
 |  ~ sting, bite, burn | cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort.; "The sun burned his face" | 
 |  ~ urticate | whip with or as with nettles. | 
| v. (emotion) | 3. annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" | 
 |  ~ get under one's skin, get | irritate.; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" | 
 |  ~ eat into, rankle, grate, fret | gnaw into; make resentful or angry.; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" | 
 |  ~ chafe | feel extreme irritation or anger.; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" | 
 |  ~ peeve | cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful. | 
 |  ~ ruffle | trouble or vex.; "ruffle somebody's composure" | 
 |  ~ fret | cause annoyance in. | 
 |  ~ beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | annoy continually or chronically.; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" | 
 |  ~ antagonize, antagonise | provoke the hostility of.; "Don't antagonize your boss" | 
 |  ~ displease | give displeasure to. | 
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