Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deadnettle

/ˈdɛdnɛtəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dead-net-tle
IPA: /ˈdɛdnɛtəl/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.

Example Sentences

"After studying the book for several minutes, he began to assemble a weird collection of plants and herbs on the floor in front of him. Hemlock and foxglove, ivy and deadnettle, henbane and marigold[.]"

Etymology

By surface analysis, dead + nettle; cognate to German Totnessel. Compare Dutch dovenetel, German Taubnessel, North Frisian Duufnäädel (all of which are literally "deaf-nettle").

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɛdnɛtəl/

Inflected Forms

deadnettles (plural) dead-nettle (alternative)

Phrases

deadnettle leaf beetle

Questions

How do you pronounce deadnettle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛdnɛtəl/.
What does deadnettle mean?: Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.
Where does deadnettle come from?: By surface analysis, dead + nettle; cognate to German Totnessel. Compare Dutch dovenetel, German Taubnessel, North Frisian Duufnäädel (all of which are literally "deaf-nettle").

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