urtica

• Nom désignant un genre de plantes urticacées dont les fibres ressemblent à celles du lin, et plus généralement les orties.

A noun referring to a genus of nettle plants that yield a fiber similar to flax.

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1. Nettle plantC2formalscientific

   A genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae, commonly known as nettles, which yield a fiber similar to flax.

   Ortie (genre Urtica)

   • Urtica dioica is the common stinging nettle used in traditional medicine.
   • The fibers from Urtica plants have been used historically to make textiles.
   • Botanists classify Urtica as a genus of herbaceous perennials.

   Synonymesnettle