thistle
any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, especially of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, or Onopordum.
any of various other prickly plants.
Origin of thistle
1Other words from thistle
- this·tle·like, adjective
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How to use thistle in a sentence
They are very delicate of importation; flowers are straw and orange coloured and thistlelike.
The American Flower Garden Directory | Thomas Hibbert
British Dictionary definitions for thistle (1 of 2)
/ (ˈθɪsəl) /
any of numerous plants of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, and related genera, having prickly-edged leaves, pink, purple, yellow, or white dense flower heads, and feathery hairs on the seeds: family Asteraceae (composites)
a thistle, or a representation of one, as the national emblem of Scotland
Origin of thistle
1Derived forms of thistle
- thistly, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Thistle (2 of 2)
/ (ˈθɪsəl) /
(sometimes not capital)
the emblem of this Order
membership of this Order
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