Meaning Of The Word Star thistle

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star thistle in American English
any of several European plants (genus Centaurea) of the composite family; esp., an annual weed (C. maculosa) now common in NE U.S.

star thistle in British English
noun: any of several plants of the genus Centaurea, esp C. calcitrapa, of Eurasia, which has spiny purplish flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)

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