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English
Etymology
From horse + nettle.
Noun
horsenettle (plural horsenettles)
- Any of certain plants in the genus Solanum.
Hyponyms
- (certain plants in Solanum): heartleaf horsenettle, Solanum cardiophyllum; Carolina horsenettle, Solanum carolinense, Solanum pumilum; Florida horsenettle, Solanum carolinense var. floridanum; Davis horsenettle, Solanum davisense; western horsenettle, Solanum dimidiatum; Fendler's horsenettle, Solanum fendleri; Texan horsenettle, Solanum fendleri var. texense; Nelson's horsenettle, Solanum nelsonii; Hawaii horsenettle, Solanum sandwicense
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