Urtica
         n 1: a nettle yielding fiber resembling flax [syn: {Urtica},
               {genus Urtica}]

English Dictionary: urtication	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Urtica dioica n perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs Synonym(s): stinging nettle, Urtica dioica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Urtica pipulifera n annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers Synonym(s): Roman nettle, Urtica pipulifera
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Urticaceae n a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs Synonym(s): Urticaceae, family Urticaceae, nettle family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Urticales n an order of dicotyledonous plants including Moraceae and Urticaceae and Ulmaceae Synonym(s): Urticales, order Urticales
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
urticaria n an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs Synonym(s): urtication, urticaria, hives, nettle rash
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
urticate v whip with or as with nettles sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation Synonym(s): nettle, urticate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
urtication n an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs Synonym(s): urtication, urticaria, hives, nettle rash a sensation of having been stung by nettles
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uratic \U*rat"ic\, (Physiol. Chem.)       Of or containing urates; as, uratic calculi.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uredospore \U*re"do*spore\, n. (Bot.)       The thin-walled summer spore which is produced during the       so-called Uredo stage of certain rusts. See (in the       Supplement) {Uredinales}, {Heter[oe]cious}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uretic \U*ret"ic\, a. [L. ureticus, Gr. [?]. See {Urine}.]       (Med.)       Of or pertaining to the urine; diuretic; urinary; as, uretic       medicine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel,       OHG. nezz[8b]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[84]lde, Sw. n[84]ssla;       cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.)       A plant of the genus {Urtica}, covered with minute sharp       hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation.       {Urtica gracitis} is common in the Northern, and {U.       cham[91]dryoides} in the Southern, United States. the common       European species, {U. urens} and {U. dioica}, are also found       in the Eastern united States. {U. pilulifera} is the Roman       nettle of England.          Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related                to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as:          {Australian nettle}, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus             {Laportea} (as {L. gigas} and {L. moroides}); -- also             called {nettle tree}.          {Bee nettle}, {Hemp nettle}, a species of {Galeopsis}. See             under {Hemp}.          {Blind nettle}, {Dead nettle}, a harmless species of             {Lamium}.          {False nettle} ({B[91]hmeria cylindrica}), a plant common in             the United States, and related to the true nettles.          {Hedge nettle}, a species of {Stachys}. See under {Hedge}.          {Horse nettle} ({Solanum Carolinense}). See under {Horse}.          {nettle tree}.       (a) Same as {Hackberry}.       (b) See {Australian nettle} (above).          {Spurge nettle}, a stinging American herb of the Spurge             family ({Jatropha urens}).          {Wood nettle}, a plant ({Laportea Canadensis}) which stings             severely, and is related to the true nettles.          {Nettle cloth}, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and             used as a substitute for leather for various purposes.          {Nettle rash} (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the             effects of whipping with nettles.          {Sea nettle} (Zo[94]l.), a medusa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urticaceous \Ur`ti*ca"ceous\, a. (Bot.)       Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Urticace[91]}) of       plants, of which the nettle is the type. The order includes       also the hop, the elm, the mulberry, the fig, and many other       plants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urticaceous \Ur`ti*ca"ceous\, a. (Bot.)       Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Urticace[91]}) of       plants, of which the nettle is the type. The order includes       also the hop, the elm, the mulberry, the fig, and many other       plants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urtical \Ur"tic*al\, a.       Resembling nettles; -- said of several natural orders allied       to urticaceous plants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urticate \Ur"ti*cate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Urticated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Urticating}.]       To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy.       --G. A. Sala.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urticate \Ur"ti*cate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Urticated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Urticating}.]       To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy.       --G. A. Sala.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urticate \Ur"ti*cate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Urticated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Urticating}.]       To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy.       --G. A. Sala.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urtication \Ur`ti*ca"tion\, n. (Med.)       The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; --       sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis.