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noun
Any of the thistles in the genus Silybum, especially Silybum marianum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Lactuca serriola, prickly lettuce
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noun
Various plants of genus Sonchus (sow thistles) with milky sap:
Sonchus asper rough milk thistle
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noun
Various plants of genus Sonchus (sow thistles) with milky sap:
Sonchus arvensis field milk thistle
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noun
Various plants of genus Sonchus (sow thistles) with milky sap:
Sonchus oleraceus (common sow thistle)
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noun
Various plants of genus Sonchus (sow thistles) with milky sap:
Sonchus wilmsii
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noun
tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, holy thistle, blessed thistle, Silybum marianum
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
noun
any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sow thistle
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
Narrower terms: milkweed, Sonchus oleraceus
History
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Across languages
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