The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NETTLES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1993.
Stinging plants crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NETTLES | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stinging plants
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nettles
- thistles
- nettle
- nettled
- stinging hair
- sting
- stinger
- urticaceous
- nip
- ray
- burn
- scorching
Crossword Answer definitions
NETTLES noun- Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
- Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
- Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
- Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
- Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
- To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
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