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Onopordon

Onopordon

9.9
A plant like a thistle with prickly leaves and large purple flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Onopordon genus includes the well-known cotton thistle.

Examples

  • Flowers of Onopordon are often large and display vibrant purple hues.

  • Botanists studied several species belonging to Onopordon during their expedition.

  • Look at that stunning Onopordon with its vibrant purple flowers!

  • What a beautiful Onopordon!

  • Botanists studied several species belonging to Onopordon during their expedition.

  • Flowers of Onopordon are often large and display vibrant purple hues.

  • The Onopordon genus includes the well-known cotton thistle.

Synonyms

Onopordum
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  • Specialized
9.9

A prickly plant from Europe and Asia with large purple flowers that grows in dry open grasslands

is the n ending spelling variant used in scientific contexts

Surface Forms

Onopordon singular
Onopordons plural

Etymology

Onopordon comes from Greek roots onos meaning 'donkey' and pordon meaning 'to break wind', so a popular story calls it 'donkey-fart'. That funny image helps you remember that Onopordon is a coarse, prickly thistle with large, woolly leaves and purple flowers.