Synonyms of blessed thistle

Noun


1. milk thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, holy thistle, blessed thistle, Silybum marianum, herb, herbaceous plant

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

2. blessed thistle, sweet sultan, Cnicus benedictus, thistle

usage: annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers

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