Medical Dictionary

nettle

noun net·tle \ˈnet-əl\

Medical Definition of NETTLE

1
:  any plant of the genus Urtica (family Urticaceae, the nettle family)
2
:  any of various prickly or stinging plants other than one of the genus Urtica
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