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globe thistle

–noun
any of various Old World, thistlelike, composite plants of the genus Echinops, having dense heads of tubular blue or white flowers.
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globe thistle  
n.  Any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Echinops having bipinnately dissected leaves with prickly margins and dense, bluish, globose flower heads.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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