nettle

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Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting is promising "to finally grasp the nettle on social care reform", with an independent commission due to begin work in April.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

In “Chími Nu’am: Native California Foodways for the Contemporary Kitchen,” Olson shares dishes like elk chili beans, nettle tortillas, blackberry-braised smoked salmon and nearly a dozen recipes featuring acorns.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

A: The scientific name for stinging nettle is Urtica dioica.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2023

The designers spent a year studying the eco system before removing several van loads of nettle trimmings which they used to make a collection, including the dress on display.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2023

“It is the ash of a cord that has been thrown into the fire and burned. Cord just like that ball of nettle twine in the corner.”

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman