Noun: nettle family 'ne-t(u)l 'fa-mu-lee
- A family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs
"Several species in the nettle family are used for fibre production";
- Urticaceae, family Urticaceae
Type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family
Part of: order Urticales, Urticales
Encyclopedia: Nettle family