dovenetel

• doovenetel, doove netel (obsolete), dove netel (superseded)

Univerbation of dove netel (“deaf nettle”). As with English deadnettle, the name refers to the fact that these plants (particularly Lamium album) resemble nettles, but lack any sting. Compare German Taubnessel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoː.vəˌneː.təl/

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• Hyphenation: do‧ve‧ne‧tel

dovenetel f (plural dovenetels)

1. a deadnettle, any nettle-like plant of the genus Lamium

• dovenetel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl