devil's nettle
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.66 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Achillea millefolium or common yarrow, a flowering plant native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Example Sentences
- "In some parts of England the general name for Ferns is Devil’s Brushes, while in Cheshire, where the children draw the Yarrow across their faces and experience a tingling sensation in consequence, that plant is called the Devil’s Nettle."
- "Not to be confused with devil’s nettle, i.e. yarrow, Achillea millefolium L., allegedly considered the Devil’s favorite plant by witches in some places in Europe."
- "But be careful what you are about, for overhead is the terrible Laportea crenulata, or devil’s nettle; the petioles of the leaves are hispid with poisonous hairs, the sting of which, once felt, will not be forgotten by you in a hurry;"
Etymology
Inflected Forms
devil's nettles (plural)