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thistle

[ this-uhl ]

noun

  1. any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, especially of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, or Onopordum.
  2. any of various other prickly plants.


thistle

1

/ ˈθɪ²õÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. any of numerous plants of the genera Cirsium, Carduus , and related genera, having prickly-edged leaves, pink, purple, yellow, or white dense flower heads, and feathery hairs on the seeds: family Asteraceae (composites)
  2. a thistle, or a representation of one, as the national emblem of Scotland
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Thistle

2

/ ˈθɪ²õÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. sometimes not capital
    1. the emblem of this Order
    2. membership of this Order
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù³ó¾±²õ³Ù±ô²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù³ó¾±²õt±ô±ð·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thistle1

before 900; Middle English thistel, Old English; cognate with Dutch distel, German Distel, Old Norse thistill
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thistle1

Old English ³Ù³óÄ«²õ³Ù±ð±ô, related to Old Saxon, Old High German ³Ù³óÄ«²õ³Ù¾±±ô, Old Norse ³Ù³óÄ«²õ³Ù¾±±ô±ô
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He wears goggles to protect them from brambles and thistles.

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Researchers from the University of Cologne have found a new use for Cnicin, a substance produced in blessed thistle.

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Saturday’s tumbleweed takeover of South Jordan is not isolated, but it’s also not a fiendish plan by the invasive Russian thistle to conquer the western United States.

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Q: I am wondering why you do not talk more about the benefits of milk thistle for high cholesterol.

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"The fascination of glow worms for me is that they are in effect magic," says ecologist Pete Cooper, as he tramples through thistles and nettles.

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