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sow thistle

[sou]
–noun
any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, esp. S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice.

Origin:
1200–50; ME sowethistel, earlier sugethistel. See sow 2 , thistle
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sow thistle   (sou)   
n.  Any of various plants of the genus Sonchus, especially S. oleraceus of Eurasia, having prickly leaves and rayed, yellow flower heads.
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