bull thistle

bull thistle
a tall, spiny thistle, Cirsium vulgare, having heads of pink to purple flowers: a common weed in North America.
[1860-65]

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  • Bull thistle — Thistle This tle, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bull thistle — noun European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States • Syn: ↑boar thistle, ↑spear thistle, ↑Cirsium vulgare, ↑Cirsium lanceolatum • Hypernyms: ↑plume thistle, ↑plumed thistle …   Useful english dictionary

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  • bull thistle — bull′ this tle n. pln a tall, spiny thistle, Cirsium vulgare, having heads of pink to purple flowers: a common weed in North America • Etymology: 1860–65 …   From formal English to slang

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  • bull thistle — noun Date: 1863 a biennial Eurasian thistle (Cirsium vulgare) with purplish flower heads and prickly leaves that is naturalized as a weed in the United States …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bull thistle — noun Spear thistle …   Wiktionary

  • Thistle — This tle, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thistle bird — Thistle This tle, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thistle butterfly — Thistle This tle, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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