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stinging hair

noun

Botany.


stinging hair

noun

  1. a multicellular hair in plants, such as the stinging nettle, that injects an irritant fluid when in contact with an animal
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It’s a broadleaf weed that grows in colonies or large groups and have seed leafs that are round and oval with sparse stinging hairs.

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While the early spring weed called stinging nettles are popular, harvesting and cooking with them includes facing their stinging hairs, which can cause irritation and a rash on the skin if not handled properly.

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He had burrowed under the glove's lining on one of the fingers and embedded some of his stinging hairs in my finger when I disturbed him.

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Butterfly bodies and legs are thin and sleek.Some moth caterpillars have stinging hairs and must be handled very carefully.

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Many caterpillars have spiky, stinging hairs that look as nasty as they feel.

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