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thistle
[ this-uhl ]
noun
- 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.
thistle
1/ ˈθɪsəl /
noun
- 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
Thistle
2/ ˈθɪsəl /
noun
- sometimes not capital
- the emblem of this Order
- membership of this Order
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Derived Forms
- ˈthistly, adjective
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Other Words From
- thistle·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thistle1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thistle1
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Example Sentences
Walking on, he sees another thistle, downtrodden, but still firmly planted and defiantly thriving.
The case was different in 'Thistle's' year, that vessel having a really splendid lot of sticks.
Lady Baird has sent the veil, and a wonderful diamond thistle to pin it on,—a jewel fit for a princess!
So saying, he again relapsed into silence, and commenced whipping at the thistle tops and dandelions.
From holy or blessed thistle (Carduus Benedictus) by displacement with cold water.
Suddenly Polly broke away, pulled up an iron-weed growing on the road-side, and fell to whipping a large purple thistle.
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