Dead nettle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome
    hedge nettle; Stachys sylvatica.
  2. noun any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips
  3. noun coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States
    hemp nettle; Galeopsis tetrahit.
  4. noun a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves
    richweed; Pilea pumilla; clearweed.

WordNet

Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a harmless plant with leaves like a nettle (Lamium album).

Webster 1913