Thistle (yacht)
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
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From þistel, from , from ; from this same PIE root comes English (q.v.).
Noun
- Any of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
- 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;