noun
1. foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome
• Syn: ↑hedge nettle, ↑Stachys sylvatica
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Stachys, ↑genus Stachys
2. any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Hyponyms: ↑white dead nettle, ↑Lamium album, ↑henbit, ↑Lamium amplexicaule
• Member Holonyms: ↑Lamium, ↑genus Lamium
3. 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, ↑Galeopsis tetrahit
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Galeopsis, ↑genus Galeopsis
4. a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves
• Syn: ↑richweed, ↑clearweed, ↑Pilea pumilla
• Hypernyms: ↑nettle
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pilea, ↑genus Pilea
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noun1. : a plant of the genus Lamium having leaves resembling those of the nettle but destitute of stinging hairs
2. : hemp nettle
3. : hedge nettle
4. : richweed 1
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any of various plants belonging to the genus Lamium, of the mint family, native to the Old World, having opposite leaves and clusters of small reddish or white flowers.
[1350-1400; ME]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.