thistle
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈθɪsəl/
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- Be careful when walking through the meadow; the sharp leaves of the thistle can prick your skin.
- Canada thistle
- Musk thistle
- exotic thistles
So vegetables like fresh salads and spinach, veggie juices, herbs like milk Thistle and dandelion.
- So vegetables like fresh salads and spinach, veggie juices, herbs like milk Thistle and dandelion.
- Those spread by the rhizomes, any S thistles, Canadian thistles, those spread by the the rhizome as well.
- So again, milk Thistle is incredible, as well as turmeric.
- You see this with things like weeds such as milk Thistle.
- A butterfly passes by, flying in front of these black eyes that watched the Thistle.
- His voice sounds light, trivial, like a Thistle bloom falling into silence without a sound, without any weight.
Examples
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Not so much a city as isolated neighborhoods separated by fields of thistles and rocks.
Fiction book (1997) -
Their presence leads to a reddish-brown discoloration of thistle leaves, leaf curling, and spindly growth.
Academic text (2000) -
You remember that thistle problem I had in the garden last year.
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What sort of place was this particular thistle bush in?
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Watch out for thistles, mate.
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The goldfinch cannot reproduce until the thistle blooms in late August.
Fiction book (1994) -
A rotted fence at the rear of the property, tall thistles, and grasses covered in dewy snow.
Fiction book (1996) -
The air is full of the scent of thyme, and thistles mix with rosemary, sage, and flowering asphodel.
Fiction book (2002) -
So vegetables like fresh salads and spinach, veggie juices, herbs like milk Thistle and dandelion.
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In the field, the colorful thistle swayed gently in the breeze with its purple flowers.
Compounds
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5.0
A tall prickly plant with purple flowers and white spots on leaves used in herbal medicine to help the liver
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9.9
A tall plant with spiky leaves, white marks, and purple flower heads used in herbal medicine
- Specialized
A plant from Europe and the Mediterranean with spiny leaves and bright yellow flowers used in herbal tea
A thistle that grows near streams and wet meadows in central and southwestern Europe
A spiny plant with purple flowers that spreads quickly and harms crops and gardens
A spiny wild plant with a yellowish flower head that grows on dry, sandy ground
A plant from northern Europe with long pointed leaves and one reddish-purple flower head
- UK
A spiny plant with red nodding flowers that have a strong smell and give nectar to bees
A tall plant with large green leaves with white patches and purple flowers
A low mountain plant that lies close to the ground with a large, spiny flower head and hairy leaves
A two-year weed from Europe with purple flower clusters at the ends of branches
- Specialized
A spiny shrub with silvery leaves that grows on dry, often salty plains
- Specialized
A prickly plant with large white or yellow flowers that grows in tropical America
- Specialized
A prickly plant with white hairy leaves found in western North America
How Prickly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thistle comes from an old English word thistel meaning 'prickly plant'. Think of it like the word thorn—both names mean 'sharp plants', which is why a thistle has very prickly leaves and purple flowers.