gympie nettle
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gympie nettle — /ˈgɪmpi nɛtl / (say gimpee netl) noun a small tree, Dendrocnide moroides, of tropical eastern Australia, bearing stinging hairs and irritant pollen. See stinging tree. Also, gympie. {Australian Aboriginal gimbi, from Gabi or another SE Queensland …
gympie — ˈgimpē noun or gympie nettle ( s) Etymology: from Gympie, Queensland, Australia : an Australian nettle tree (Laportea moroides) having foliage and twigs covered with stinging hairs … Useful english dictionary
nettle — /ˈnɛtl/ (say netl) noun 1. Also, stinging nettle. any plant of the genus Urtica, comprising widely distributed herbs armed with stinging hairs. 2. any of various allied or similar plants, as Gympie nettle. 3. → dead nettle. –verb (t) (nettled,… …
Gympie — /ˈgɪmpi/ (say gimpee) noun a city in south eastern Qld, about 40 km north west of Tewantin; earlier famous goldmining town. {named after the gympie nettle} The Gympie area lies in territory traditionally inhabited by the Gabi people. Originally… …
Nettle — Nettles redirects here. For people with this name, see Nettles (surname). For other uses, see Nettle (cryptographic library). Nettle Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) … Wikipedia
stinging tree — /ˈstɪŋɪŋ tri/ (say stinging tree) noun any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Dendrocnide native to Qld and northern NSW, which vary greatly in size but all have rigid stinging hairs, the poison of which causes great and long lasting pain.… …
Dendrocnide — meyeniana Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
