Phrase Hound found 40 phrases and 3 compound words that contain thistles. The most common are listed below. Open thistles in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 40
- blessed thistlesplural of blessed thistle: Centaurea benedicta (formerly usually called Cnicus benedictus), a thistle-like plant native to the Mediterranean.
- sow thistlesplural of sow thistle: Any of the thistles in one of the genera Cicerbita and Sonchus.
- artichoke thistlesplural of artichoke thistle: cardoon (Cynara cardunculus)
- bull thistlesplural of bull thistle: Spear thistle.
- burr thistlesplural of burr thistle: Burdock (Arctium spp.)
- Canada thistlesplural of Canada thistle: A perennial herb (Cirsium arvense).
- corn thistlesplural of corn thistle: Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense).
- cotton thistlesplural of cotton thistle: Any of various flowering plants in the genus Onopordum of the family Asteraceae, especially Onopordum acanthium.
- creeping thistlesplural of creeping thistle: Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense).
- dwarf thistlesplural of dwarf thistle: A plant of species Cirsium acaule.
- edible thistlesplural of edible thistle: Synonym of Indian thistle (Cirsium edule)
- globe thistlesplural of globe thistle: Any of the flowering plants in the genus Echinops, with spiny foliage and blue or white spherical flower heads.
- golden thistlesplural of golden thistle: A thistle-like yellow-flowered plant of the genus Scolymus, native to the Mediterranean region.
- hedgehog thistlesplural of hedgehog thistle: Any of various cacti of the genus Echinocactus.
- Indian thistlesplural of Indian thistle: A species thistle, Cirsium edule, native to North America.
- Italian thistlesplural 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.
- Kansas thistlesplural of Kansas thistle: A plant of species Solanum rostratum.
- marsh thistlesplural of marsh thistle: A biennial or perennial herb (Cirsium palustre).
- melancholy thistlesplural of melancholy thistle: Any thistle of species Cirsium helenioides or Cirsium heterophyllum.
- milk thistlesplural of milk thistle: Any of the thistles in the genus Silybum, especially Silybum marianum.
- musk thistlesplural of musk thistle: A 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.
- nodding thistlesplural of nodding thistle: A 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.
- pasture thistlesplural of pasture thistle: A North American biennial or perennial herb of species Cirsium pumilum.
- pine thistlesplural of pine thistle: A plant of the species Chamaeleon gummifer (syns. Atractylis gummifera, Carlina gummifera), native to southern Europe.
- Plymouth thistlesplural of Plymouth 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.
Compound words 3
- cottonthistlesplural of cottonthistle: Any of various flowering plants in the genus Onopordum of the family Asteraceae, especially Onopordum acanthium.
- sowthistlesplural of sowthistle: Any of the thistles in one of the genera Cicerbita and Sonchus.
- starthistlesplural of starthistle: Any of the genus Centaurea of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants.