Associations to the word «Urtica»

Wiktionary

URTICA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Urticaceae   — the nettles.
URTICA DIOICA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Urticaceae   — common nettle, stinging nettle.

Dictionary definition

URTICA, noun. A nettle yielding fiber resembling flax.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats