deadnettle

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deadnettle

/ˈdɛdnɛtəl/ UK

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By surface analysis, dead + nettle; cognate to German Totnessel. Compare Dutch dovenetel, German Taubnessel, North Frisian Duufnäädel (all of which are literally "deaf-nettle").

noun deadnettles · dead-nettle

Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs. After studying the book for several minutes, he began to assemble a weird collection of plants and herbs on the floor in front of him. Hemlock and foxglove, ivy and deadnettle, henbane and marigold[.]

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noun plant of the genus Lamium

Français	lamier
Deutsch	Taubnessel
Italiano	falsa ortica
Română	sugel, urzică moartă
Русский	ясно́тка jasnótka
עברית	נִזְמִית nizmít

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@misc{deadnettle_2026,
  title = {deadnettle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deadnettle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}