nettles

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Preparations for the competition have been taking place all week; trimming away nettles, picking up litter and cutting the grass.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

He also had to work to sustain the voracious creatures, foraging daily for nettles to feed them.

From Science Magazine • May 20, 2024

Some are well-known to foragers and farmers market shoppers — nettles, morels, garlic scapes.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

“You can see the outline of what’s buried. We’ve noticed that nettles seem to do better where there’s decomposition, compared with where there isn’t.”

From National Geographic • Feb. 16, 2024

All the same, when donors get restless and need to walk it off, that’s where they tend to go, scraping through all the nettles and brambles.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro