urtīca, ae, f. [uro].
I Lit.
A A nettle , stinging-nettle , Plin. 21, 15, 55, § 92; 22, 13, 15, § 31; Cat. 44, 15; Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 8; Pers. 6, 70 al.—
B Transf., a sea-nettle , a kind of zoophyte, Plin. 9, 45, 68, § 146; also called marina urtica, Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 9.—
II Trop., lustful desire , pruriency , Juv. 2, 128; 11, 166 (168).