Nettle

Japanese: nettle
Nettle

...The stinging hairs contain formic acid and are painful to touch, hence the name "stinging nettle," but the scientific name Urtica also comes from the Latin uro, meaning to burn. The English name for the Urticaceae genus, "nettle," also has the same origin as "needle." The stems are 40 to 80 cm tall.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "nettle" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…刺毛にギ酸を含み,さわると痛いのでイラクサ(刺草)の名があるが,学名のUrticaも焼くという意味のラテン語uroに由来する。イラクサ属の仲間に対する英名のnettleもneedle(針)と同語源である。茎は高さ40~80cm。…

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