Found 2 items, similar to spurge nettle.
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Definition: spurge nettle
spurge nettle
n : a stinging herb of tropical America [syn:
tread-softly,
devil nettle
,
pica-pica,
Cnidoscolus urens,
Jatropha urens
,
Jatropha stimulosus]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Spurge nettle
Spurge
\Spurge\, n. [OF. espurge, F. ['e]purge, from OF.
espurgier to purge, L. expurgare. See
Expurgate,
Purge.]
(Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia. See
Euphorbia.
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Spurge flax, an evergreen shrub (
Daphne Gnidium) with
crowded narrow leaves. It is a native of Southern Europe.
Spurge laurel, a European shrub (
Daphne Laureola) with
oblong evergreen leaves.
Spurge nettle. See under
Nettle.
Spurge olive, an evergreen shrub (
Daphne oleoides) found
in the Mediterranean region.
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Nettle
\Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel,
OHG. nezz["i]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n["a]lde, Sw. n["a]ssla;
cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus
Urtica, covered with minute sharp
hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation.
Urtica gracilis is common in the Northern, and
Urtica cham[ae]dryoides
in the Southern, United States. The common
European species,
Urtica urens and
Urtica dioica, are
also found in the Eastern united States.
Urtica pilulifera
is the Roman nettle of England.
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Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related
to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as:
Australian nettle, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus
Laportea (as
Laportea gigas and
Laportea moroides);
-- also called
nettle tree.
Bee nettle,
Hemp nettle, a species of
Galeopsis. See
under
Hemp.
Blind nettle,
Dead nettle, a harmless species of
Lamium.
False nettle (
B[ae]hmeria cylindrica), a plant common in
the United States, and related to the true nettles.
Hedge nettle, a species of
Stachys. See under
Hedge.
Horse nettle (
Solanum Carolinense). See under
Horse.
nettle tree.
(a) Same as
Hackberry.
(b) See
Australian nettle (above).
Spurge nettle, a stinging American herb of the Spurge
family (
Jatropha urens).
Wood nettle, a plant (
Laportea Canadensis) which stings
severely, and is related to the true nettles.
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Nettle cloth, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and
used as a substitute for leather for various purposes.
Nettle rash (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the
effects of whipping with nettles.
Sea nettle (Zo["o]l.), a medusa.
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