English noun: woolly thistle | |||
1. | woolly thistle (plant) biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America | ||
Synonyms | cotton thistle, Onopordon acanthium, Onopordum acanthium, Scotch thistle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | thistle | ||
Member meronym | genus Onopordon, genus Onopordum, Onopordon, Onopordum | ||
2. | woolly thistle (plant) thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves | ||
Synonyms | Cirsium flodmanii | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plume thistle, plumed thistle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Cirsium eriophorum, European woolly thistle | ||