English dictionary
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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 | ||
| Synonyms | holy thistle, lady's thistle, milk thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, Silybum marianum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
| Member meronym | genus 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 | ||
| Synonyms | Cnicus benedictus, sweet sultan | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | thistle | ||
| Member meronym | Cnicus, genus Cnicus | ||
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