Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wood_nettle

1 sense of wood nettle

Sense 1
wood nettle, Laportea canadensis -- (American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles)
       => nettle -- (any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae))