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hemp nettle
noun
- a coarse weed of the genus Galeopsis, of the mint family, resembling hemp in appearance and having bristly hairs like the nettle.
hemp nettle
noun
- a hairy weedy plant, Galeopsis tetrahit, of northern regions, having helmet-shaped pink, purple, and white flowers and toothed leaves: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- any of various other plants of the genus Galeopsis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hemp nettle1
First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences
But that was changing: He pointed to butter-and-eggs, oxeye daisies, bellflowers, tufted vetch, hemp nettle, spotted jewelweed, creeping Charlie, common tansy, orange hawkweed.
From New York Times
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