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horse nettle

Meaning of "horse nettle" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HORSE NETTLE

horse nettle


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HORSE NETTLE

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Horse nettle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HORSE NETTLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Solanum

Solanum is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, including two food crops of the highest economic importance, the potato and the tomato. It also contains the nightshades and horsenettles, as well as numerous plants cultivated for their ornamental flowers and fruit. Solanum species show a wide range of growing habits, such as annual and perennials, vines, subshrubs, shrubs, and small trees. Many formerly independent genera like Lycopersicon and Cyphomandra are now included in Solanum as subgenera or sections. Thus, the genus today contains roughly 1,500-2,000 species.

Definition of horse nettle in the English dictionary

The definition of horse nettle in the dictionary is a weedy solanaceous North American plant, Solanum carolinense, with yellow prickles, white or blue flowers, and yellow berries.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HORSE NETTLE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE HORSE NETTLE

battle · bottle · dead-nettle · ettle · fettle · fish kettle · grasp the nettle · hemp nettle · kettle · little · mettle · nettle · on one´s mettle · pettle · presettle · resettle · settle · stinging nettle · teakettle · unsettle

Synonyms and antonyms of horse nettle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «horse nettle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HORSE NETTLE

Find out the translation of horse nettle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of horse nettle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «horse nettle» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

马荨麻
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

ortiga caballo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

horse nettle
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

घोड़े बिछुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحصان نبات القراص
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

лошадь крапивы
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

urtiga cavalo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ঘোড়া চাদর
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

cheval ortie
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Nettle kuda
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Pferd Brennnessel
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

馬イラクサ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

말 쐐기풀
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nettle jaran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngựa cây tầm ma
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

குதிரை கழுத்துப்பட்டி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

घोडा चिडवणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Isırgan otu
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

cavallo ortica
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

koń pokrzywy
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

кінь кропиви
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

urzica cal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άλογο τσουκνίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

perd brandnetel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

häst nässla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hest nesle
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HORSE NETTLE»

Discover the use of horse nettle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to horse nettle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Solving Weed Problems
You can try a glyphosate herbicide during active growth, but sorrels are notoriously difficult to kill. Horse Nettle The horse nettle (Solanum carolinense) is not related to the true nettles. It's considered, by some, to be an attractive plant, by others, ...
H. Peter Loewer, 2001
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Journal of Agricultural Research
Septoria pycnidia found on naturally infected horse nettle were probably also those of S. lycoPersici, since they were similar to them in size, form, and spore contents and developed on approximately the same percentage of spots as the ...
‎1921
3
Alien Species and Evolution: The Evolutionary Ecology of ...
In North Carolina, where the beetle has been present only since the late 1800s, it has evi— dently made an evolutionary adjustment to horse nettle, so its survival on this species is equal to or greater than on potato (Table 9.1). In Connecti— ...
George W. Cox, 2013
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Evolution of Insect Pests: Patterns of Variation
5. carolinense, or horse nettle, is an important weedy species common on disturbed sites and in and around agricultural fields in North Carolina. Although horse nettle occurs all along the eastern portion of the United States, populations of ...
Ke Chung Kim, Bruce A. McPheron, 1993
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Medical News
He was three months without treatment ; the first two months he had nine fits, the third month twenty. He was then placed on fid. ext. of horse-nettle, 2 c.c, t. i. d. During the succeeding two weeks he had four fits only ; the dose was increased to ...
‎1895
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Eclectic Review
Placed her on horse nettle 5i t. i. d. and increased to 5i every 3 hours. Treatment lasted seven months. The last two months of treatment she has had no seizures, but during her menstrual period, complains of severe headache on left side with ...
‎1902
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Eclectic Medical Gleaner
By W. L. Hkeve, M. D., Brooklyn, N. Y. Horse nettle is a nerve tonic, sedative, anodyne and antispasmodic, and the parts employed are the root and berries. Thornton states that it depresses the cerebrum, but excites the spinal cord in large ...
‎1903
8
Wildflowers of Houston and Southeast Texas
CAROLINA HORSE-NETTLE Solanum carolinense Carolina nightshade, Ball- nettle, Horse-nettle SOLANACEAE Nightshade Family SIZE Plant: To 3 feet, stems armed with yellow spines. Flower: 1 inch, petals united in 5-lobed star. LEAVES ...
John Tveten, Gloria Tveten, 2010
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All About Weeds
HORSE NETTLE [S0lanum carolincnse L.] THE Horse nettle, Bull,nettle, Devil's tomato, Devil's potato, and Apple—of-Sodom are all names of this weed. The Devil's tomato is most fitting. It surely belongs to his satanic majesty and it is a little ...
Edwin R. Spencer, 2013
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Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers: A Guide to Common ...
HORSE-NETTLE OR BULL-NETTLE Solanum carolinense Linnaeus Nightshade Family (Solanaceae) Description: Horse-Nettle arises from aggressive rhizomes and often forms large colonies. The 1-2!# stem and undersides of the leaves are  ...
Gil Nelson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HORSE NETTLE»

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The trouble with tomatoes
Part of the Solanaceae family, tomatoes are related to nightshade, horse nettle and other toxic plants. The green parts of the tomato plant contain an alkaloid that ... «EQUUS Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Phytophthora: the plant destroyer
The fungus which causes this disease can grow on weeds such as Jimson weed, horse nettle and nightshade. Septoria lycopersici lives ... «Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Poisonous plants: What's the risk to livestock?
... tree species and poison hemlock, buttercup/cressleaf goundsel, milkweed, nightshade, horse nettle and star of Bethlehem as weed species. «Farm and Dairy, Jun 15»
4
Cromwell Valley Weed Warriors
Weed Warriors of the Habitat Restoration Team volunteers pulled invasive plants like multi-floral rose plants, garlic mustard, lesser celandine, horse nettle and ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 15»
5
Understanding the seed label information
Restricted noxious weeds include: buckhorn plantain, dodder, frenchweed, hoary alyssum, horse nettle, wild mustard, quackgrass, wild radish, ... «Minnesota Farm Guide, Dec 14»
6
Field Day Features Cattle Management, Weed Control
Strahan talked about palmetto control – either broadcast or spot treatment – horse nettle, smut grass and a range of other grasses.”. «MyArkLaMiss, Sep 14»
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Summer preps for deer season
Instead, Watkins suggests hunters look for plants, such as morning glory, Johnson grass and horse nettle. If present, he said to apply Roundup. «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jun 14»
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Real threat to food security is ginned-up panic over GMOs
Vegetable crops like tomatoes were first selected from plants that produce fruit closer to what horse nettle produces today. The list goes on and ... «Delta Farm Press, Aug 13»
9
Torturing Animals With GMOs
Lambs turned out on new grass move “quickly over certain grasses to get to others – to nosh on clover and mustard grass, avoiding horse nettle ... «CounterPunch, Aug 13»
10
Septoria leaf spot on tomatoes: Preventing spots before your eyes
The pathogen survives best on tomato foliage but may also infect Solanceous weeds related to tomatoes like Jimson weed, horse nettle, ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jul 13»
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