Definition

1. Noun:
   • Nettle: A common name for various plants in the genus Urtica, known for their stinging hairs that cause a temporary, painful rash upon contact with skin.
   • Fiber plant: Refers to plants, particularly in the Urticaceae family or similar, whose stems yield a bast fiber used historically for making cloth, rope, or thread.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đừng chạm vào cây tầm ma. (Do not touch the nettle plant.)
  • Sợi từ cây tầm ma rất bền. (The fiber from the nettle plant is very durable.)

Advanced Usage

• In botanical and historical contexts, "tầm ma" can specifically refer to the European stinging nettle () or related species used for textile production.

Variants and Related Words

• Cây tầm ma: Nettle plant.
• Sợi tầm ma: Nettle fiber.

Synonyms

• Nettle: The general English term for stinging plants of the genus .
• Stinging nettle: A more specific common name.

Notes

• The word "tầm ma" is primarily used in its botanical sense. The reference from the Vietnamese-French dictionary ("ortie") confirms this as the standard translation for "nettle."