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Definition of Hemp nettle
1. Noun. Coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Galeopsis, Genus Galeopsis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemp Nettle
Literary usage of Hemp nettle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"Hemp, Nettle. Galeopsis Tetrahit, L.—Ger. Hemp, Thistle. ... Hemp-Nettle. A name
for the genus Galeopsis, With. ed. iv., and applied more especially to ..."
2. The Farmer's Encyclopædia, and Dictionary of Rural Affairs: Embracing All by Cuthbert William Johnson (1844)
"HEMP-NETTLE (Galeopsis). A genus of annual weeds common in corn fields, flowering
in July, ... Downy hemp-nettle (G. villosa). 3. Common hemp-nettle (G. ..."
3. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"hemp nettle. Labiatae. Ancient Greek name, meaning "weasel like". ... Europe and
Asia, nat. in US hemp nettle, Hemp Dead- nettle, Bee Nettle, Dog Nettle, ..."
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