1. thistle

noun. (ˈθɪsəl) Any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves.
Synonyms
plumed thistle aster family Compositae Asteraceae Cirsium helenioides field thistle blessed thistle Onopordum acanthium nodding thistle weed family Compositae woolly thistle melancholy thistle Cirsium discolor Carduus crispus carline thistle welted thistle Carduus nutans sweet sultan musk thistle Cirsium heterophylum plume thistle family Asteraceae golden thistle Onopordon acanthium Scotch thistle Cnicus benedictus cotton thistle
Antonyms
cultivated plant
Etymology
thistle (English)
þistel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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2. star-thistle

noun. Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America.
Synonyms
Centauria calcitrapa centaury caltrop

3. yellow star-thistle

noun. European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States.
Synonyms
Centaurea solstitialis Barnaby's thistle weed
Antonyms
cultivated plant
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