Meanings
nounhorse nettle (plural horse nettles)
plural horse nettles
- alternativeAlternative form of horsenettle.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncoarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States
Similar
ball nettlebull nettleball nightshadeSolanum carolinense
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
horse nettle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20nettle
MLA
“horse nettle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20nettle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horse nettle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20nettle.
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