单词 | nettle stem |
释义 | > as lemmasnettle stem nettle stem n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Urticaceae (nettle and allies) > [noun] > stem, leaf, blossom, or bed of nettle-seed?a1425 nettle-leaf1651 nettle-beda1687 nettle stem1891 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles liv, in Graphic 19 Dec. 726/1 The pale and blasted nettle-stems of the preceding year. 1918 Fibre & Fabric 4 May 8/4 Some parts of the nettle stem will split into fibres one twelve hundredth of an inch in diameter. 2006 M. Rowlands Body Lang. x. 196 The mother always makes a sweeping movement of one hand, held around a nettle stem that is sometimes held in the other hand. < as lemmas |
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