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• flowering nettle — noun 1. : hemp nettle 2. : white dead nettle …   Useful english dictionary

• Nettle — Nettles redirects here. For people with this name, see Nettles (surname). For other uses, see Nettle (cryptographic library). Nettle Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) …   Wikipedia

• Nettle (disambiguation) — A nettle is a flowering plant of the genus Urtica in the family Urticaceae. Nettle may also refer to: Kerry Nettle (born 1973), Australian politician Sea nettle, a group of jellyfish Spurge nettle, a perennial herb USS Nettle (1862), a Union Navy …   Wikipedia

• Stinging nettle — Urtica dioica subsp. dioica Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

• stinging nettle — n NETTLE (1) esp a perennial Eurasian nettle (Urtica dioica) established in No. America and having broad coarsely toothed leaves with stinging hairs * * * Urtica dioica. [USP] a preparation of U. dioica. The root is used to treat urinary problems …   Medical dictionary

• false nettle — noun any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs • Syn: ↑bog hemp • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑ramie, ↑ramee, ↑Chinese silk plant, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Harry Martinson — Infobox writer name = Harry Martinson birthdate = birth date|1904|5|6|mf=y birthplace = Jämshög, Sweden deathdate = death date and age|1978|2|11|1904|5|6|mf=y deathplace = Stockholm, Sweden spouse = Moa Martinson awards = awd|Nobel Prize in… …   Wikipedia

• Martinson, Harry (Edmund) — born May 6, 1904, Jämshög, Swed. died Feb. 11, 1978, Stockholm Swedish novelist and poet. He spent his childhood in foster homes and his young adulthood as a merchant seaman, labourer, and vagrant. He described his early experiences in two… …   Universalium

• Martinson, Harry — ▪ Swedish author in full  Harry Edmund Martinson   born May 6, 1904, Jämshög, Swed. died Feb. 11, 1978, Stockholm       Swedish novelist and poet who was the first self taught, working class writer to be elected to the Swedish Academy (1949).… …   Universalium

• Swedish literature — Introduction       the body of writings produced in the Swedish language within Sweden s modern day geographic and political boundaries.       The literatures of Sweden and Finland are closely linked. From the mid 12th century until 1809, Finland …   Universalium

• Martinson, Harry — (1904 1978)    Generally recognized as one of the leading figures in 20th century Swedish literature, Martinson wrote poetry, novels, dramas, and essays, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1974. He was one of several self educated… …   Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater