thistle in English dictionary

  • thistle

    Meanings and definitions of "thistle"

    • Any of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
    • The national emblem of Scotland.
    • noun
      Any of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
    • noun
      This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.
    • noun
      The Order of the Thistle, or membership thereof.
    • plant
    • thistle (Cirsium spp.)
    • noun
      any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves

    Synonyms of "thistle" in English dictionary

    Another word for "thistle" in the English thesaurus is weed.

    Grammar and declension of thistle

    • thistle ( plural  thistles)
    • thistle (plural thistles)
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