CREEPING THISTLE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada where it is a pernicious weed

Synonyms:

Canada thistle; Cirsium arvense; creeping thistle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

plume thistle; plumed thistle (any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads)

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