Thistle
WordNet

noun


(1)   Any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
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Etymology


From þistel, from , from ; from this same PIE root comes English (q.v.).

Noun



  1. Any of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
  2. The national emblem of Scotland.

Quotations

, Genesis 3:18
  • Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
 
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