sow thistle

[ sou ]

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noun

any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, especially S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice.

sow thistle

/ saʊ /

any of various plants of the Old World genus Sonchus, esp S. oleraceus, having milky juice, prickly leaves, and heads of yellow flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) Also calledmilk thistleNZpuhaNZrauriki

1200–50; Middle English sowethistel, earlier sugethistel. See sow ², thistle

C13: from sugethistel, perhaps variant of Old English thugethistel, thuthistel thowthistle, a dialect name of the sow thistle. See sow ², thistle

Two species of Sow-thistle (genus Sonchus) are included among our wayside Composites.

The common sow-thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) grows all over the country up to an elevation of 6000 feet.

The Sow-thistle is considered by astrologers to be under the dominion of Venus.

Many grasslands have a stand of dandelions; sow thistle, wild lettuce, and ragweed were also common in some grasslands.

The channel had become filled with reeds, and great quantities of enormous milk or sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceous).

April 19, 2024tortuous

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