LADY'S THISTLE

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Meaning:

Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America

Synonyms:

blessed thistle; holy thistle; lady's thistle; milk thistle; Our Lady's mild thistle; Silybum marianum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("lady's thistle" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("lady's thistle" is a member of...):

genus Silybum; Silybum (small genus of east African herbs)

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