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SCOTCH THISTLE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North Americaplay

Synonyms:

cotton thistle; Onopordon acanthium; Onopordum acanthium; Scotch thistle; woolly thistle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Scotch thistle" is a kind of...):

thistle (any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves)

Holonyms ("Scotch thistle" is a member of...):

genus Onopordon; genus Onopordum; Onopordon; Onopordum (a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers)

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