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nettle

[net-l] / ˈnɛt l /


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The Nettle Queen and Nettle King will each receive a cup and a crown for their painful efforts.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2022

Nettle, camas, peppers and other vegetables will be grown on the farm.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2021

He explained of the box he designed for guests as a souvenir of Florence, with Urtica Ferox, or Tree Nettle, stamped on it and with a Gucci cap in a jute bag.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2017

“Acting as he did means he does not come to this court with clean hands,” Justice Nettle said, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2015

As they were walking back across the field, Nettle joined them.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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