Ball Nettle (Noun)
Meaning
Coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The garden was overrun with ball nettle, its spiny stems making it difficult to walk through.
- Ball nettle was one of the most common weeds in the southeastern region of the country.
- After the flood, the farmer's fields were filled with a tangle of ball nettle and other unwanted plants.
- The ball nettle in the garden was left untouched, its pale yellow flowers providing a bit of beauty amidst the overgrowth.
- In some parts of the South, ball nettle was considered a nuisance, its spiny seeds sticking to clothing and pet fur.