lady's thistle

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noun

a composite plant, Silybum marianum, of the Mediterranean region, having glossy, spiny leaves and purplish-red flower heads.

Also called holy thistle, milk thistle.

Origin:
1545–55

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lady's thistle
noun
tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America [syn: milk thistle]

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