Definitions
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- noun Any weed of the genus Galeopsis in the
Lamiaceae family.
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Examples
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A fieldmouse's nest was nearly as good to him as an eagle's eyrie, an ox-eyed daisy as a white rose, a red hemp-nettle as a foxglove.
Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes Sarah Tytler 1870
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It was a large island with an abundance of hemp-nettle, but I did not notice any kind of red paint there.
The Maine Woods 1858
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