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nettle

[net-l] / ˈnɛt l /


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Within hours, my menu, printed daily in the kitchen of a little French cafe in Friday Harbor, boasted Nettle Soup.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2023

Washington stands quietly in the back, letting Andrea Jimenez of Herb Walk LA guide the group in identifying over 10 plants from Stinging Nettle to California sagebrush.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

The Nettle Queen and Nettle King will each receive a cup and a crown for their painful efforts.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2022

Despite disagreeing with the visa cancellation, Newman had “no right to treat it as nought”, Nettle said.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2015

Turner stood up and was dusting himself down when Nettle and Mace emerged and together they walked back toward the major who was sitting on the ground.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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