FALSE NETTLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does false nettle mean? 

• FALSE NETTLE (noun)
  The noun FALSE NETTLE has 1 sense:

1. any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs

  Familiarity information: FALSE NETTLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FALSE NETTLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bog hemp; false nettle

Hypernyms ("false nettle" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "false nettle"):

Boehmeria nivea; China grass; Chinese silk plant; ramee; ramie (tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax)

Holonyms ("false nettle" is a member of...):

Boehmeria; genus Boehmeria (false nettle)