thistle

Definitions

General English

• noun a large wild plant with prickly leaves and purple flowers

Agriculture

• noun a perennial weed (Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare) with spiny or prickly leaves, which grows as an erect plant and has large purple or white flower heads

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Contexts for “thistle”

2 definitions in context
• General English
• Agriculture