deadnettle

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UK/ˈdɛdnɛtəl/

noun

Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.

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Meanings

noundeadnettle (plural deadnettles)

plural deadnettles · alternative dead-nettle

  1. Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.

    After studying the book for several minutes, he began to assemble a weird collection of plants and herbs on the floor in front of him. Hemlock and foxglove, ivy and deadnettle, henbane and marigold[.]

    1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 12

Origin

By surface analysis, dead + nettle; cognate to German Totnessel. Compare Dutch dovenetel, German Taubnessel, North Frisian Duufnäädel (all of which are literally "deaf-nettle").

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Translations

Bulgarian мъртва коприва
  • мъртва коприва (mărtva kopriva)plant of the genus Lamium
Catalan ortiga morta
  • ortiga mortaplant of the genus Lamium
Czech hluchavka
  • hluchavkaplant of the genus Lamium
Dutch dovenetel
  • dovenetelplant of the genus Lamium
Finnish peippi
  • peippiplant of the genus Lamium
French lamier
  • lamierplant of the genus Lamium
German Taubnessel
  • Taubnesselplant of the genus Lamium
Hebrew נִזְמִית
  • נִזְמִית (nizmít)plant of the genus Lamium
Hungarian árvacsalán
  • árvacsalánplant of the genus Lamium
Irish caochneantóg, neantóg chaoch
  • caochneantógplant of the genus Lamium
  • neantóg chaochplant of the genus Lamium
Italian falsa ortica
  • falsa orticaplant of the genus Lamium
Latin lamium
  • lamiumplant of the genus Lamium
Lithuanian notrelė
  • notrelėplant of the genus Lamium
Norwegian Bokmål tvetann, tvitann
  • tvetannplant of the genus Lamium
  • tvitannplant of the genus Lamium
Polish jasnota
  • jasnotaplant of the genus Lamium
Romanian sugel, urzică moartă
  • sugelplant of the genus Lamium
  • urzică moartăplant of the genus Lamium
Russian ясно́тка
  • ясно́тка (jasnótka)plant of the genus Lamium
Swedish plister
  • plisterplant of the genus Lamium
Turkish ballıbaba
  • ballıbabaplant of the genus Lamium
Welsh marddanadl
  • marddanadlplant of the genus Lamium
Cite this entry
APA

deadnettle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadnettle

MLA

“deadnettle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadnettle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deadnettle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadnettle.

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