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Urtica

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Urtica /Ur·ti·ca/ (ur-ti´kah) [L.] see nettle.
Urtica
plant genus in the family Urticaceae; called also stinging nettle. They have stinging leaves and stems which plague humans but appear to be harmless to animals; can cause nitrate-nitrite poisoning; includes U. dioica, U. incisa, U. procera, U. urens, U. ferox.
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