Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of erect herbs, natural order Compositæ, resembling the thistles (Cnicus), from which they are distinguished by the fact that the bristles of the pappus are not plumose.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles
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Examples
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The upper alpine zone (3,800 m-4,500 m) is more topographically diverse, and contains a more varied flora, including the giant rosette plants Lobelia telekii and L. keniensis, Senecio keniodendron and Carduus spp ..
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The Melancholy Thistle (_Carduus heterophyllus_) has been held curative of melancholy.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Thistle, the _Carduus benedictus_ (Blessed Thistle), the wild Teasel
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The fruit of the _Carduus marianus_ contains an oily bitter seed: the tender leaves in spring may be eaten as a salad; and the young peeled stalks, after being soaked, are excellent boiled, or baked in pies.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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_Carduus marianus_, or Lady's Thistle, the common [556] Carline
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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This Milk Thistle (_Carduus marianus_) is said to be the empirical nostrum, _anti-glaireux_, of Count Mattaei.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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-- The march to Suneassa continues over high downs, the vegetation being precisely as before, viz. Cnicus, Carduus, Prunella
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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The _Carduus benedictus_ (Blessed Thistle) was first [558] cultivated by Gerard in 1597, and has since become a common medicinal Simple.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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_Begonia argyrostigma_ and _Carduus marianus_, in which it is produced by a layer of air interposed between the epidermis or outer skin of the leaf and the cells beneath; this gives the leaf a bright, silvery appearance.
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Some of these are Thistles proper, as the _Carduus_, the
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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