nettle

Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.; Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles:

Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.; Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles:

Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.; wood nettle (Laportea canadensis);

Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.; bull nettles and spurge nettles (Cnidoscolus spp.):

Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.; bull nettles and spurge nettles (Cnidoscolus spp.):

Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.; bull nettles and spurge nettles (Cnidoscolus spp.):

Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.; nettle trees or tree nettles:

Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.; nettle trees or tree nettles:

Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.; nettle trees or tree nettles:

Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.; nettle trees or tree nettles:

Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.transitive

• The children were badly nettled after playing in the field.

To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.figurativelytransitive

• His Miſtreſs: vvhoſe Miſtreſs, vvhat Miſtreſs; s'life hovv that little vvord has nettled me!
• I saw Mr. Williams was a little nettled at my Impatience […]