- horse nettle
- ☆ horse nettlen.a weed (Solanum carolinense) of the nightshade family, with yellow prickles, white or bluish flowers, and yellow berries
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
horse nettle
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Horse nettle — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Horse nettle — Nettle Net tle, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel, OHG. nezz[ i]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[ a]lde, Sw. n[ a]ssla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Urtica}, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horse nettle — noun coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States • Syn: ↑ball nettle, ↑bull nettle, ↑ball nightshade, ↑Solanum carolinense • Hypernyms: ↑nightshade * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
horse-nettle — karolininis baklažanas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Solanum carolinense), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Piktžolė. atitikmenys: lot. Solanum carolinense angl. ball nightshade; ball nettle;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
horse nettle — horse′ net tle n. pln a large prickly North American weed, Solanum carolinense, of the nightshade family, having clusters of violet to white flowers … From formal English to slang
horse nettle — noun Date: circa 1818 a coarse prickly weed (Solanum carolinense) of the nightshade family with bright yellow fruit resembling berries … New Collegiate Dictionary
horse nettle — a large, prickly North American weed, Solanum carolinense, of the nightshade family, having violet to white flowers in a few clusters. [1810 20, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
horse nettle — /ˈhɔs nɛtl/ (say haws netl) noun one of several prickly species of Solanum, as S. carolinense …
Carolina horse-nettle — karolininis baklažanas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Solanum carolinense), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Piktžolė. atitikmenys: lot. Solanum carolinense angl. ball nightshade; ball nettle;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
white horse-nettle — siauralapis baklažanas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos nuodingas augalas (Solanum elaeagnifolium), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. Piktžolė. atitikmenys: lot. Solanum elaeagnifolium angl. bull nettle; prairie berry;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
