nettles

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He also had to work to sustain the voracious creatures, foraging daily for nettles to feed them.

From Science Magazine • May 20, 2024

But the khobeza is starting to run out, he said, so he now lives off a soup made from hot water and stinging nettles.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

“You can see the outline of what’s buried. We’ve noticed that nettles seem to do better where there’s decomposition, compared with where there isn’t.”

From National Geographic • Feb. 16, 2024

Though we try to work around the stingers to avoid the rashes they produce, nettles can be handled safely and have many anti-inflammatory benefits.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024

Blackberry led the way to the trampled patch of nettles and Fiver sat still among them, sniffing and looking about him in the silence.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams