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- sow thistleAny of the thistles in one of the genera Cicerbita and Sonchus.
- milk thistleAny of the thistles in the genus Silybum, especially Silybum marianum.
- Canada thistleA perennial herb (Cirsium arvense).
- cotton thistleAny of various flowering plants in the genus Onopordum of the family Asteraceae, especially Onopordum acanthium.
- globe thistleAny of the flowering plants in the genus Echinops, with spiny foliage and blue or white spherical flower heads.
- marsh thistleA biennial or perennial herb (Cirsium palustre).
- musk thistleA biennial herb of species Carduus nutans, in the sunflower family Asteraceae with a large drooping purple flower head, native to parts of Eurasia and North Africa and a common invasive species elsewhere.
- blessed thistleCentaurea benedicta (formerly usually called Cnicus benedictus), a thistle-like plant native to the Mediterranean.
- spear thistleA biennial herb of species Cirsium vulgare.
- carline thistleAny of about 30 species of thistles in the genus Carlina and certain other closely related genera.
- common sow thistleMilk thistle (Sonchus oleraceus), native to western Eurasia.
- Indian thistleA species thistle, Cirsium edule, native to North America.
- Russian thistleAny of several species of genus Salsola and its close relatives, prickly shrublike annuals, especially Salsola tragus (syn. Kali tragus, which is the best-known kind of tumbleweed in the US.
- thistle tubeAn item of glass laboratory equipment like a funnel consisting of a long, fine tube and a bulbous reservoir at the top. Used for introducing liquids, with care, into a solution.
- curly plumeless thistleAny of the species Carduus crispus of biennial herbs.
- bull thistleSpear thistle.
- corn thistleCanada thistle (Cirsium arvense).
- dwarf thistleSynonym of stemless thistle: A plant of species Cirsium acaule.
- golden thistleA thistle-like yellow-flowered plant of the genus Scolymus, native to the Mediterranean region.
- Italian thistleA thistle of species Carduus pycnocephalus, native to the Mediterranean region in southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia; East Europe and the Caucasus; and the Indian Subcontinent.
- Plymouth thistleSynonym of Italian thistle: A thistle of species Carduus pycnocephalus, native to the Mediterranean region in southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia; East Europe and the Caucasus; and the Indian Subcontinent.
- shore thistleAny thistle of genus Carduus found along a shore, known to cause poisoning of ruminants.
- silver thistleAny of species Carlina acaulis of perennial dicotyledonous flowering plants, native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe.
- star thistleAlternative spelling of starthistle: Any of the genus Centaurea of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants.
- tall thistleCirsium altissimum
Compound words 18
- starthistleAny of the genus Centaurea of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants.
- thistletailAn ovenbird of the former genus Schizoeaca, now regarded as belonging to the genus Asthenes which also comprises canasteros.
- thistlyCovered in thistles.
- thistleballA spherical thistle.
- thistlelikeHaving the form or characteristics of a thistle
- thistlefinchSynonym of European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- thistlishSynonym of thistly (“resembling a thistle”).
- thistlewarpThe goldfinch.
- thistledownThe soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle.
- sowthistleAlternative spelling of sow thistle: Any of the thistles in one of the genera Cicerbita and Sonchus.