Stinging Hair (Noun)
Meaning
A multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The stinging hair caused an itchy rash on the hiker's exposed skin after brushing against the nettle plant.
- Touching the stinging hair of the rare plant species led to weeks of painful recovery for the botanist.
- The distinctive stinging hair is one of the identifying features of the nettle plant commonly found in gardens.
- While working in the garden, the woman accidentally touched the stinging hair of the weed and felt intense pain.
- Researchers have long studied the unique composition of the stinging hair on certain plant species to create new types of painkillers.