Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dwarf nettle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: dwar-f net-tle
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A herbaceous nettle, Urtica urens, endemic to Eurasia.

Example Sentences

"Dwarf nettles, for instance, are not considered a ‘native’ British plant, but they are near universally present and have been recorded in Britain well into the Pleistocene."

Inflected Forms

dwarf nettles (plural)

Questions

What does dwarf nettle mean?: A herbaceous nettle, Urtica urens, endemic to Eurasia.

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