any Eurasian plant of the genus Lamium, such as L. alba (white dead-nettle), having leaves resembling nettles but lacking stinging hairs: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
dead nettle in American English
noun
any of various plants belonging to the genus Lamium, of the mint family, native to the Old World, having opposite leaves and clusters of small reddish or white flowers
Word origin
[1350–1400; ME]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: drag, flash, negative, register, train
Examples of 'dead-nettle' in a sentence
dead-nettle
More dead-nettle flowers are appearing.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
White dead-nettle is also still quite easy to find.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This plant has nettle-like leaves, but is a dead-nettle and does not sting.
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This is a dead-nettle, with jagged, nettle-like leaves with tiny silver spots.
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Yellow archangel is like a dead-nettle with pale yellow flowers under the leaves.
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Another hardy flower that often grows near it is white dead-nettle.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Red dead-nettle, with its glowing pink flowers, is beginning to show itself in similar places.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This is a dead-nettle, with dark green leaves that look like stinging nettle leaves but do not sting.