nettles
Example Sentences
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Preparations for the competition have been taking place all week; trimming away nettles, picking up litter and cutting the grass.
From BBC • May 24, 2024
He also had to work to sustain the voracious creatures, foraging daily for nettles to feed them.
From Science Magazine • May 20, 2024
Some are well-known to foragers and farmers market shoppers — nettles, morels, garlic scapes.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 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
Quickly I said, “Since there are no men to give the rites, perhaps you will not have to undergo the nettles and the ants, Chief Ramo.”
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
