Meaning Of The Word Thistle

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thistle
countable noun: A thistle is a wild plant which has leaves with sharp points and purple flowers.

thistle in American English
any of various plants (as genera Onopordum, Cirsium, and Cnicus) of the composite family, with prickly leaves and heads of white, purple, pink, or yellow flowers; esp., the Scotch thistle ( O. acanthium) with white down and lavender flowers
noun: any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, esp. of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, or Onopordum

thistle in British English
noun
noun: any of numerous plants of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, and related genera, having prickly-edged leaves, pink, purple, yellow, or white dense flower heads, and feathery hairs on the seeds: family Asteraceae (composites)

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