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Definition of Bee nettle

Bee nettle
Nettle Net"tle, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel, OHG. nezz["i]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n["a]lde, Sw. n["a]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 gracitis is common in the Northern, and U. cham[ae]dryoides in the Southern, United States. the common European species, U. urens and U. dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. U. pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England. 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 L. gigas and L. 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 (B[ae]hmeria 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. 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 (Zo["o]l.), a medusa.

Meaning of Bee nettle from wikipedia

- March/April (in UK), when bees need the pollen as protein to build up their nest. It is often found alongside Henbit Dead-nettle (Lamium amplexicaule), which...
- Lamium album, commonly called white nettle or white dead-nettle, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native throughout Europe and Asia...
- are not many pollinating insects, the flowers self-pollinate. Henbit dead-nettle is probably native to the Mediterranean region but has since spread around...
- which may produce local inflammation. It may have similarities to sea nettle toxin. Bee venom is a complex mixture of proteins and smaller molecules. The...
- Nettle soup is a traditional soup prepared from stinging nettles. Nettle soup is eaten mainly during spring and early summer, when young nettle buds are...
- plocamia, like many other sea nettles or jellyfish in the phylum Cnidaria, gets its name from its sting resembling a bee or nettle bush. The scientific name...
- Solanum carolinense, the Carolina horsenettle, is not a true nettle, but a member of the Solanaceae, or nightshade family. It is a perennial herbaceous...
- – great hedge nettle, coastal hedge nettle Stachys chamissonis var. cooleyae (A.****er) G.A.Mulligan & D.B.Munro – Cooley's hedge nettle Stachys chrysantha...
- time of Hippocrates. The term urticaria is from the Latin urtica meaning "nettle". Hives, or urticaria, is a form of skin rash with red, raised, itchy bumps...
- and drags Bee away. The two of them try to escape. In the meantime Fitz is told by Dutiful and Nettle that they have figured out where Bee and Shine are...