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thistle
English
Etymology
From Middle English thistel, from Old English þistel, from Proto-Germanic *þistilaz. *þ?h- from *teyg-, which is a variant of Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to prick”); from this same Proto-Indo-European root comes English stick. Cognates include Scots thrissel, German Distel, Dutch distel and Icelandic þistill.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??sl?/
- Rhymes: -?s?l
Noun
thistle (plural thistles)
- Any of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara, or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
- , Genesis 3:18:
- Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field [...].
- , Genesis 3:18:
- This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.
- (heraldry) This plant used as a charge.
- The Order of the Thistle, or membership thereof.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 324:
- Here's a passage which will please you: ‘It is said that when rich he twice refused the thistle.’
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 324:
Derived terms
Translations
References
- thistle in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- thistle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Hittles, Lettish, listeth, lithest, shittle
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knapweed
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?næpwi?d/
Etymology
Alteration of knopweed.
Noun
knapweed (countable and uncountable, plural knapweeds)
- Any of various common weeds of the genus Centaurea
- especially Centaurea nigra.
Derived terms
- bighead knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala)
- black knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
- brown knapweed (Centaurea jacea)
- common knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
- diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa)
- giant knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala)
- great knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa)
- greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa)
- Jersey knapweed (Centaurea paniculata)
- lesser knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
- Russian knapweed (Rhaponticum repens)
- singleflower knapweed (Centaurea uniflora)
- slender knapweed (Centaurea spp.)
- spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)
- squarrose knapweed (Centaurea virgata ssp. squarrosa)
- tumble knapweed (Centaurea diffusa)
- white knapweed (Centaurea diffusa)
Synonyms
- clubweed
Translations
References
- knapweed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- knapweed at OneLook Dictionary Search
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