noun🔗ShareOrtigaAny plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash."While hiking in the woods, I accidentally brushed against a nettle and immediately felt a stinging rash on my arm. "Mientras caminaba por el bosque, accidentalmente me rozé con una ortiga e inmediatamente sentí una erupción punzante en mi brazo.plantnatureorganismbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrtigaCertain plants that have spines or prickles:"I accidentally brushed against a nettle while gardening, and now my arm is itchy. "Accidentalmente me rozé con una ortiga mientras jardineaba, y ahora me pica el brazo.plantnaturebiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrtigaCertain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:"My grandmother grows a nettle in her herb garden that looks like a stinging nettle, but doesn't cause any skin irritation. "Mi abuela cultiva una ortiga en su jardín de hierbas que se parece a una ortiga, pero no causa ninguna irritación en la piel.plantvegetablenaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrtiga, medusaLoosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle."The jellyfish stung him, and the resulting nettle caused a painful rash. "La medusa le picó, y la ortiga resultante causó una erupción dolorosa.organismanimalplantnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicar, irritarOf the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone."The children were badly nettled after playing in the field."Los niños fueron picados gravemente después de jugar en el campo.plantsensationbodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIrritar, molestar, enfadarTo pique, irritate, vex or provoke."His boss's criticism of his report nettled him. "La crítica de su jefe a su informe lo irritó.emotionattitudecharactermindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading