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English to English noun
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any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae) |  | source: wordnet30
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A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracitis is common in the Northern, and U. chamædryoides in the Southern, United States. the common European species, U. urens and U. dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. U. pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England. | | source: webster1913 verb
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sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation | | source: wordnet30
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cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | | Example: Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
source: wordnet30
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To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger. | | source: webster1913
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