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English noun: blessed thistle

1. blessed thistle (plant) tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America


Synonymsholy thistle, lady's thistle, milk thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, Silybum marianum


Broader (hypernym)herb, herbaceous plant


Member meronymgenus Silybum, Silybum

2. blessed thistle (plant) annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers


SynonymsCnicus benedictus, sweet sultan


Broader (hypernym)thistle


Member meronymCnicus, genus Cnicus









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