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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STINGING HAIR

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Stinging hair is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STINGING HAIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Stinging plant

A stinging plant or a plant with stinging hairs is a plant with hairs on its leaves or stems that are capable of injecting substances into animals that cause pain or irritation. Other plants, such as opuntias, have hairs or spines that cause mechanical irritation, but do not inject chemicals. Stinging hairs occur particularly in the families Urticaceae, Loasaceae, Boraginaceae and Euphorbiaceae. Such hairs have been shown to deter grazing mammals, but are no more effective against insect attack than non-stinging hairs. Many plants with stinging hairs have the word "nettle" in their English name, but may not be related to "true nettles". Though several unrelated families of plants have stinging hairs, their structure is generally similar. A solid base supports a single elongated cell with a brittle tip. When the tip is broken, the exposed sharp point penetrates the skin and pressure injects toxins. The precise chemicals involved in causing pain and irritation are not yet fully understood.

Definition of stinging hair in the English dictionary

The definition of stinging hair in the dictionary is a multicellular hair in plants, such as the stinging nettle, that injects an irritant fluid when in contact with an animal.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STINGING HAIR

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WORDS THAT END LIKE STINGING HAIR

angel hair
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Pele´s hair
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the electric chair

Synonyms and antonyms of stinging hair in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «stinging hair» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STINGING HAIR

Find out the translation of stinging hair to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stinging hair from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stinging hair» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

刺人的头发
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pelo picadura
570 millions of speakers

English

stinging hair
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चुभने बाल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

شعر لاذع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жало волосы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cabelo picadas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চুল কাটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cheveux picotements
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rambut menyengat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stechen Haar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

刺すような髪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쏘는 머리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rambut stinging
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tóc chua cay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முடி வெட்டுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रंगीबेरंगी केस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sokan saç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capelli pungente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kłucie włosów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жало волосся
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

par jignitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσούξιμο μαλλιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

branderige hare
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

svidande hår
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stinging hår
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STINGING HAIR»

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Toxic Plants of North America
Their stinging hairs are unique in structure, differing from those of other genera such as Cnidoscolus and Urtica. The stinging hair lacks a pedestal and has no bulbous tip. Instead there is a complex structure composed of a primary stinging cell ...
George E. Burrows, Ronald J. Tyrl, 2012
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Advanced First Aid, CPR, and AED
The stinging hair is a fine, hollow tube with a bladder at its base that contains a chemical irritant. When the stinging hair is touched, a fine needlepoint that penetrates the skin and injects an irritating chemical is formed. Recognizing Stinging ...
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS),, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP),, Alton L. Thygerson, 2011
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Competition Science Vision
External glands : A. Hydathode, B. Glandular hair, C. Stinging hair, D-F Nectary, G. Digestive gland. (iii) Nectaries — The glands which secretes sugar like substances are called nectaries. These are generally associated with different parts of ...
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Plant Trichomes
The cells of the two rows may differ considerably in structure. The hair cells are either united along their Fig. 56. Compound aseptate hair (C) of Elaeocarpus edulis. Figs 57 and 58. Stinging hair of Urtica dioica. E, emergence; Sh, sheath. Fig.
D. L. Hallahan, J. A. Callow, J. C. Gray, 2000
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Flora of the Galápagos Islands
... paniculate, shorter than, equaling, or surpassing petioles; staminate flowers with 5 ovate perianth segments 3-4 mm long, each segment bearing straight, erect, rigid stinging hair about 2 mm long dorsally about halfway between base and tip ...
Ira Loren Wiggins, Duncan M. Porter, Edward F. Anderson, 1971
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Principles and Practices in Plant Ecology: Allelochemical ...
Changes in the intensity of fluorescence along the stinging hair of the common nettle Urtica are observed. The intensity of fluorescence is minimal on top of the hair where there is intensive vacuolation of the secretion. However, it is highest in  ...
. Inderjit, K. M. M. Dakshini, Chester L. Foy, 1999
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Integrative Plant Anatomy
(A) Stinging hair of U. dioica. (B) Multicellular stinging hair of U. urens showing bulbous base, shaft, and distal swollen tip. The term secretory cell is applied to secretory idioblasts that show a considerable diversity of structure and that contain ...
William C. Dickison, 2000
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Weeds; Simple Lessons for Children
On right stinging hair, much enlarged. little cushion ot cells belonging to the epidermis or skin of the leaf. Each is filled with a poisonous fluid in which formic acid — the poison which makes the bites of ants so painful — is a leading constituent.
R. Lloyd (Robert Lloyd) Praeger, 2012
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The Poisoned Weed : Plants Toxic to Skin: Plants Toxic to Skin
Figure 4.1 Electron micrograph of a "stinging hair" (trichome), 0.6 mm long, of the nettle Urtica dioica. From Benezra et al. (1985), by permission of Mosby Publishers. The results of classical chemical identification methods have been ...
Department of Environmental Toxicology University of California-Davis Donald G. Crosby Professor Emeritus, 2004
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Plant Resistance to Herbivores and Pathogens: Ecology, ...
In a study of ontogenetic changes in stinging hair numbers, stems were harvested on four occasions during a growing season, from plants representing five populations, clonally replicated and grown in a common garden. The earliest harvest ...
Robert S. Fritz, Ellen L. Simms, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STINGING HAIR»

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Gardening: The four most common stinging caterpillars for SWFLA
The main stinging hairs are on the back of fleshy protuberances toward the front and hind ends of the body. There is also a smaller row of stinging hairs along ... «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»
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Why DO stinging nettles hurt so much? Chemist shows how tiny …
Chemist shows how tiny hairs inject venom to produce pain - and dock ... and some North African countries with moist soil, all of which have stinging hairs. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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This plant's excruciating sting can drive humans mad, or even kill …
The gympie-gympie's active compound, moroidin, is so persistent that it has been known to torture its victims for over a year if its stinging hairs are not removed ... «Treehugger, May 15»
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The many uses - both good and bad - of stinging nettles
Each slender hair on a nettle acts like a hypodermic needle. ... or curiosity, or both, people discovered long ago how to remove the stinging hairs from nettle. «Chicago Daily Herald, Sep 14»
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Gympie-Gympie stinging tree in focus
Applying diluted hydrochloric acid (1:10 by volume) to neutralise the hair's peptide coating, followed by waxing strips to remove the stinging hairs should provide ... «Gympie Times, Feb 14»
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Factsheet: Gympie-Gympie
The Gympie-Gympie has broad, oval or heart-shaped leaves (which appear furry due to a dense covering of stinging hairs) with saw-tooth edges, and white or ... «Australian Geographic, Feb 14»
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Stay clear of these caterpillars with stinging hairs
Hairs of many caterpillars can cause a little irritation when you handle the critters, but two caterpillars are out and about in the trees these days whose hairs can ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Aug 13»
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Forage chef Chris Whittaker's recipe for herb gnocchi with stinging
The tiny, stinging hairs on the underside of the leaves can hurt you, so Whittaker recommends wearing gloves until the leaves are cooked. To avoid the problem ... «Straight.com, Apr 13»
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Combating things that sting and itch
Two that I experience on a regular basis are stinging nettles and yellow jackets. ... The first three lack the stinging hairs on their stems and leaves and can't ... «Waynesville Smoky Mountain News, Jun 12»
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Stinging Caterpillars: Cute, Fuzzy...but Itchy
Several types of caterpillars can cause a very ugly reaction because of their stinging hairs. The good news is that only a few of the thousands of variety of ... «Care2.com, Oct 09»

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