"sea nettle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sea nettles [plural]
Etymology: Because of its sting. See nettle (“stinging plant”). Similar construction as Norwegian Nynorsk mannete. Etymology templates: {{m|en|nettle||stinging plant}} nettle (“stinging plant”), {{cog|nn|mannete}} Norwegian Nynorsk mannete Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea nettle (plural sea nettles)
  1. A jellyfish of the genus Chrysaora. Synonyms: sea-nettle
    Sense id: en-sea_nettle-en-noun-UIoYVjiQ
  2. (archaic) Any jellyfish Tags: archaic Categories (lifeform): Cnidarians, True jellyfish
    Sense id: en-sea_nettle-en-noun-t9f-Yzha Disambiguation of Cnidarians: 24 76 Disambiguation of True jellyfish: 31 69 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 21 79

Inflected forms

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