Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel,
OHG. nezz["i]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n["a]lde, Sw. n["a]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[ae]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[ae]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["o]l.), a medusa.
Rash \Rash\, n. [OF. rashe an eruption, scurf, F. rache; fr.
(assumed) LL. rasicare to scratch, fr. L. radere, rasum, to
scrape, scratch, shave. See {Rase}, and cf. {Rascal}.] (Med.)
A fine eruption or efflorescence on the body, with little or
no elevation.
{Canker rash}. See in the Vocabulary.
{Nettle rash}. See {Urticaria}.
{Rose rash}. See {Roseola}.
{Tooth rash}. See {Red-gum}.
Source : WordNet®
nettle rash
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 [syn: {urtication}, {urticaria}, {hives}]