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nettle

[net-l] / ˈnɛt l /


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Within hours, my menu, printed daily in the kitchen of a little French cafe in Friday Harbor, boasted Nettle Soup.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2023

The World Nettle Eating Competition sees hopefuls try and chew their way through as many stinging nettles as they can in one hour.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2022

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

Nettle slid the bottle back into his haversack.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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