nettles
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In the midst of a mass – or "smack" – of Pacific sea nettles, Mr Pace coated any skin not covered by his wetsuit with petroleum jelly to protect himself from stings.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
He also had to work to sustain the voracious creatures, foraging daily for nettles to feed them.
From Science Magazine ● May 20, 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
Working on a rooftop farm in Brooklyn expo sed me to nettles.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024
Fiver sat trembling and crying among the nettles as Hazel tried to reassure him and to find out what it could be that had suddenly driven him beside himself.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
