false nettle

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false nettle - any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairsbog hempherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsBoehmeria, genus Boehmeria - false nettleBoehmeria nivea, China grass, Chinese silk plant, ramee, ramie - tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax