'Hemp nettle' definitions:
Definition of 'hemp nettle'
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noun
Coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States [syn: hemp nettle, dead nettle, Galeopsis tetrahit]
Definition of 'Hemp nettle'
From: GCIDE
- Hemp \Hemp\ (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine, Canvas.]
- 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp. [1913 Webster]
- African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and Bowstring.
- Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
- Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
- Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe (Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
- Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
- Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
- Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
- Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and Yucatan.
- Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea).
- Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina), related to the amaranth. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hemp nettle'
From: GCIDE
- Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel, OHG. nezz["i]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[aum]lde, Sw. n[aum]ssla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracilis is common in the Northern, and {Urtica chamaedryoides} in the Southern, United States. The common European species, Urtica urens and Urtica dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. Urtica pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as:
- Australian nettle, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus Laportea (as Laportea gigas and Laportea moroides); -- also called nettle tree.
- Bee nettle, Hemp nettle, a species of Galeopsis. See under Hemp.
- Blind nettle, Dead nettle, a harmless species of Lamium.
- False nettle (Baehmeria cylindrica), a plant common in the United States, and related to the true nettles.
- Hedge nettle, a species of Stachys. See under Hedge.
- Horse nettle (Solanum Carolinense). See under Horse.
- nettle tree. (a) Same as Hackberry. (b) See Australian nettle (above).
- Spurge nettle, a stinging American herb of the Spurge family (Jatropha urens).
- Wood nettle, a plant (Laportea Canadensis) which stings severely, and is related to the true nettles. [1913 Webster]
- Nettle cloth, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various purposes.
- Nettle rash (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with nettles.
- Sea nettle (Zool.), a medusa. [1913 Webster]