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单词 hedge nettle
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hedge nettle


noun

a slender-leafed, hairy plant, Stachys palustris, of the mint family, abundant along roadsides and in fields and marshes, having clusters of tubular, purple flowers on a spike.
any similar, related plant, especially S. hispida, of wet places.

Origin of hedge nettle

First recorded in 1670–80

Words nearby hedge nettle

hedgehog cactus, hedgehop, hedge hyssop, hedge laying, hedge mustard, hedge nettle, hedge one's bets, hedger, hedgerow, hedge-school, hedge sparrow
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  • Its specific name is a happy one, denoting its resemblance to the Stachys, or hedge-nettle.

    The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons
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