BLESSED THISTLE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase blessed thistle. (close relations)
Definition of BLESSED THISTLE
bless
Best Alternative Words for BLESSED THISTLE
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cnicus benedictus | nounn | |||||||
noun • annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers | ||||||||
holy thistle | nounn | |||||||
noun • tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America | ||||||||
lady's thistle | nounn | |||||||
noun • tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America | ||||||||
milk thistle | nounn | |||||||
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 • tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America | ||||||||
our lady's mild thistle | ||||||||
noun • tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America | ||||||||
silybum marianum | nounn | |||||||
noun • tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America | ||||||||
sweet sultan | nounn | |||||||
noun • annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers • perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers • Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea |