horse nettle

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Noun horse nettle has 1 sense

horse nettle, ball nettle, bull nettle, ball nightshade, Solanum carolinense - coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States
--₁ is a kind of nightshade

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Horse nettle

Noun:

A prickly wildflower from the Solanaceae family, having yellow flowers and oval-shaped berries.

Example sentence: A field covered in horse nettles could be quite a sight.

Adjective:

Referring to or characteristic of the horse nettle plant.

Example sentence: The horse nettle leaves were covered in tiny spines.

Verb:

To remove or control horse nettles in a garden or field.

Example sentence: The farmer decided to horse nettle the entire field to protect his crops.

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