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Noun: horse nettle  hors ne-t(u)l
  1. Coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States
    - ball nettle, bull nettle, ball nightshade, Solanum carolinense

Derived forms: horse nettles

Type of: nightshade

Encyclopedia: Horse nettle