nettle vs scritch

nettle

noun
  • Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle. 

  • Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); 

  • Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, 

  • ball nettle (Solanum carolinense); 

  • Various species of the genus Dendrocnide 

  • Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), 

  • Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); 

  • Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, 

  • rock nettle (Eucnide); 

  • small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla). 

  • Solanum elaeagnifolium, bull nettle, silver-leaf nettle, white horse-nettle; 

  • false nettle (Boehmeria, family Urticaceae); 

  • flame nettle or painted nettle (Coleus); 

  • hedge nettle (Stachys); 

  • hemp nettle (Galeopsis); 

  • Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, 

  • horse nettle Agastache urticifolia, 

  • Celtis (hackberry). 

  • nilgiri nettle, Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia, family Urticaceae). 

  • Solanum rostratum, horse-nettle; 

  • dead nettle, dumb nettle (Lamium), particularly Lamium album, white nettle; 

  • Urtica ferox (tree nettle); 

  • Solanum dimidiatum, western horse-nettle, robust horse-nettle; 

  • Urera baccifera (scratchbush), 

verb
  • Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone. 

  • To pique, irritate, vex or provoke. 

scritch

noun
  • The act of scratching an itch. 

  • A light scratching sound, like a small animal burrowing. 

verb
  • To scratch so as to relieve an itch or irritation. 

  • To make a light scratching sound, like a small animal burrowing. 

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