Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large genus of composite plants, popularly known as thistles.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a genus of plants having only one species, the blessed thistle.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one species: blessed thistle
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See also nosebleeds blessed thistle cnicus benedictus, 220, 248
Gentle Healing for Baby and Child Andrea Candee 2000
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