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English noun: white thistle

1. white thistle (plant) any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America


Synonymsargemone, devil's fig, prickly poppy


Broader (hypernym)herb, herbaceous plant


Narrower (hyponym)Argemone mexicana, Mexican poppy


Member meronymgenus Argemone

2. white thistle (plant) spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico


SynonymsAtriplex lentiformis, quail brush, quail bush


Broader (hypernym)saltbush









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