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Noun: false nettle  fols ne-t(u)l
  1. Any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs
    "The false nettle grew abundantly in the damp areas of the garden";
    - bog hemp

Derived forms: false nettles

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: Boehmeria, genus Boehmeria

Encyclopedia: False nettle