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A nettle is a stinging plant. It can also mean to nettle someone is to annoy that person.
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What is the meaning of the idiom of grasping the nettle?
A nettle is a plant that has prickly, stinging points. Supposedly, if you touch it lightly, you get stung, but if you grab it tightly, you don't. Therefore, "grasping the nettle" has come to mean facing trouble without fearing it.
How do you spell nettle?
The word nettles is correctly spelled.
What is the synonym of aggravate?
make worse, exaggerate, intensify, worsen, exacerbate, magnify, inflame, increase, annoy, bother, provoke, irritate, nettle
The term cnidaria is based on the root words meaning what?
The Greek root knide, which means nettle, because most Cnidarians sting (think jellyfish)
How do you spell mean?
Mean
What does the term urtic mean?
nettle, rash, or hives
What is nettle leaf in Hindi?
Nettle leaf means-- Tez patta. Gadho itna bi nahi pata Nettle Leaf does not mean Tez patta in Hindi. Tez patta is called Bayleaf in English. There is no Hindi name I came across for Nettle Leaf.
What does the latin word knide mean?
Greek for Stinging Nettle.
What is the meaning of the idiom of grasping the nettle?
A nettle is a plant that has prickly, stinging points. Supposedly, if you touch it lightly, you get stung, but if you grab it tightly, you don't. Therefore, "grasping the nettle" has come to mean facing trouble without fearing it.
What has the author Peter Nettle written?
Peter Nettle has written: 'Peter Nettle of Steward Street'
If a wasp landed on a nettle will the wasp sting the nettle or the nettle sting the wasp?
Probably neither. The stinging hairs on the nettle would not be strong enough to penetrate the wasp's exoskeleton, and the wasp would have no reason to sting the nettle.
What do you call the plant for Sado?
nettle/ stinging nettle
Is a nettle a mammal?
A nettle is a plant, so it is not a mammal.
What is the bengali name of stinging nettle?
nettle leaf
How is Stinging Nettle affective for allergies?
Stinging nettle treats allegies because the leaf of the nettle contains histamines.
When was Flowering Nettle created?
Flowering Nettle was created in 1935.
When was Bob Nettle born?
Bob Nettle was born in 1924.
