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Italian thistle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: Plymouth thistle

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