stinging nettle, Urtica dioica - perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs

Roman nettle, Urtica pipulifera - annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers

Laportea canadensis, wood nettle - American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles

clearweed, Pilea pumilla, richweed, dead nettle - a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves

artillery plant, Pilea microphylla - tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively

friendship plant, panamica, panamiga, Pilea involucrata - low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers

weed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

sting, bite, burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

urticate - whip with or as with nettles

get under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"

eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"

peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"

fret - cause annoyance in

beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"

displease - give displeasure to