Horse 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 horse nettle was abundant on the roadside where the soil was dry and the climate was warm.
- Some farmers used machinery to remove the horse nettle from their fields, but others relied on manual labor.
- The horse nettle was difficult to eradicate as it produced numerous seeds that sprouted rapidly.
- In the summertime, the horse nettle was particularly problematic for those who spent time outdoors hiking or gardening.
- Near the old farmhouse, the horse nettle had taken over a substantial portion of the overgrown garden.