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Definition of thistle - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
botanyprickly plant with sharp leaves and purple flowers
- The thistle grew wild in the garden.
2.
symbolismUK symbol of ScotlandUK
- The thistle is featured prominently on Scottish emblems..
Images of thistle
prickly plant with sharp leaves and purple flowers
Expressions with thistle
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prickly plant with purple flowers, often seen as a weed
Bull thistle grows wild in the empty lot.
weed with prickly leaves and milky juice
Farmers struggle to control sow thistle in their fields.
plant with creeping roots, native to Europe, often a weed
Creeping thistle spreads quickly in the garden.
plant with spiny leaves and globular heads of blue flowers
The garden was adorned with several striking globe thistles..
prickly plant with large heads, often found as a weed
The spear thistle grew wild in the field.
type of plant with spiny leaves and yellow flowers
The star thistle has spread widely across the fields..
spiny-leaved yellow-flowered plant used in medicine
Blessed thistle is often used in herbal remedies.
thistle belonging to the genus Carlina
The carline thistle thrives in rocky terrains.
flowering plant in the genus Onopordum
The cotton thistle grows tall in the summer.
spiny Mediterranean plant with yellow flowers and edible stems
Distaff thistle grows wild in southern Europe.
yellow-flowered plant of the genus Scolymus
The golden thistle thrives in Mediterranean climates.
plant used for liver health and detoxification
Marian thistle is often used in herbal medicine.
thistle plant with reddish-purple flowers and lance-shaped leaves
The melancholy thistle grows wild in northern Europe.
thistle with white-blotched leaves and purple flowers, Silybum marianum
Milk thistle has white-blotched leaves and purple flowers.
spiny biennial plant with purple flowers native to Europe and Asia
Musk thistle grows wild in many fields.
eurasian thistle with spiny leaves and drooping crimson flower heads
The nodding thistle grew tall in the field.
type of thistle with feathery tufts on its seeds
The plumed thistle swayed gently in the breeze, its tufts catching the light.
prickly bushy Eurasian plant, troublesome weed in the US
Farmers struggle to control Russian thistle in their fields.
Origin of thistle
Old English, thistel (thorny plant)
Terms with thistle included in their meaning
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botany
thistle-like plant grown for its edible flower buds
vegetable
type of thistle cultivated for its edible flower buds
botany
thistle-like plant of the genus Centaurea
botany
type of thistle-like plant
cooking
blanched edible stalks from a thistle like plant used as vegetable
plant
group of thistle plants found in Mediterranean areas
botany
any plant of the genus Centaurea with thistle-like flowers
acr: Knight of the Thistle
title given to a Scottish knight
appearance
resembling a thistle
plant
thistle belonging to the genus Carlina
plant
thistle plant with reddish-purple flowers and lance-shaped leaves
plant features
thistle with white-blotched leaves and purple flowers, Silybum marianum
eurasian plant
eurasian thistle with spiny leaves and drooping crimson flower heads
plant
type of thistle with feathery tufts on its seeds
plant
soft, feathery pappus attached to thistle seeds
resemblance
anything resembling thistle's feathery pappus
appearance
looks or feels like a thistle in form or texture
Examples of thistle in a sentence
Hikers avoided the thistle patches along the trail. The thistle is a national symbol of Scotland. Many Scottish clans have the thistle in their crests.
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- French:chardon, ...
- German:Distel, ...
- Italian:cardo, ...
- Spanish:cardo, cardo borriquero, ...
- Portuguese:cardo, ...
- Chinese:蓟, 苏格兰蓟, ...
- Japanese:アザミ, スコットランドを象徴する植物のアザミ, ...
- Arabic:عُكّوب, عُكوب, ...
- Hebrew:דַּרְדַּר, דַּרְדַּר, ...
- Russian:чертополох, ...
- Ukrainian:чортополох, ...
- Hindi:थिसल, स्कॉटलैंड का प्रतीक, ...
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