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English noun: woolly thistle

1. woolly thistle (plant) biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America


Synonymscotton thistle, Onopordon acanthium, Onopordum acanthium, Scotch thistle


Broader (hypernym)thistle


Member meronymgenus Onopordon, genus Onopordum, Onopordon, Onopordum

2. woolly thistle (plant) thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves


SynonymsCirsium flodmanii


Broader (hypernym)plume thistle, plumed thistle


Narrower (hyponym)Cirsium eriophorum, European woolly thistle









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