dead nettle meaning

UK /dɛd ˈnɛtəl/ US /dɛd ˈnɛtəl/ 3 syllables

dead nettle (noun): foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome.

dead nettle has 4 meanings in this dictionary.

dead nettle as a noun

  1. foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome

    Synonyms: hedge nettle, Stachys sylvatica

    Type of: herb

  2. any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips

    Type of: herb

    Kinds: white dead nettle, henbit

  3. coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States

    Synonyms: hemp nettle, Galeopsis tetrahit

    Type of: herb

  4. a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves

    Synonyms: richweed, clearweed, Pilea pumilla

    Type of: nettle

How to pronounce dead nettle

dead nettle is pronounced /dɛd ˈnɛtəl/ in British English and /dɛd ˈnɛtəl/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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