noun🔗ShareOrtigasAny plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash."While hiking, I accidentally brushed against some nettles and immediately felt a stinging rash on my leg. "Mientras caminaba, accidentalmente me rozé con algunas ortigas e inmediatamente sentí una erupción punzante en mi pierna.plantnaturebiologyenvironmentmedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrtigasCertain plants that have spines or prickles:"I learned to identify nettles by the stinging rash they gave me when I accidentally brushed against them in the garden. "Aprendí a identificar las ortigas por la erupción urticante que me causaron cuando las rozé accidentalmente en el jardín.plantnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrtigasCertain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:"My grandmother grows a variety of herbs, including some nettles that look similar to stinging nettles, but don't leave a rash. "Mi abuela cultiva una variedad de hierbas, incluyendo algunas ortigas que se parecen a las ortigas que pican, pero no dejan sarpullido.plantvegetablenaturebiologyfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMedusas, ortigas marinasLoosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle."After swimming in the ocean, she had itchy red welts from the nettles. "Después de nadar en el océano, tenía ronchas rojas y con picazón por las medusas.plantanimalorganismnatureenvironmentsensationmedicineChat 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 severamente después de jugar en el campo.plantsensationmedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIrritar, molestar, enfadarTo pique, irritate, vex or provoke."Her brother's constant teasing nettles her, even though she tries to ignore it. "Las constantes burlas de su hermano la irritan, aunque intenta ignorarlas.emotionattitudemindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
