Hypernyms for "nettle"
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antagonise
antagonize
artillery plant
beset
chevvy
chevy
chivvy
chivy
clearweed
dead nettle
eat into
fret
friendship plant
get
get under one''s skin
grate
harass
harry
hassle
Laportea canadensis
molest
panamica
panamiga
peeve
Pilea involucrata
Pilea microphylla
Pilea pumilla
plague
provoke
rankle
richweed
Roman nettle
ruffle
stinging nettle
Urtica dioica
Urtica pipulifera
wood nettle
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.