BLESSED THISTLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does blessed thistle mean?
• BLESSED THISTLE (noun)
The noun BLESSED THISTLE has 2 senses:
1. tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
2. annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers
Familiarity information: BLESSED THISTLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BLESSED THISTLE (noun)
Meaning:
Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
blessed thistle; holy thistle; lady's thistle; Our Lady's mild thistle; Silybum marianum; milk thistle
Hypernyms ("blessed thistle" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("blessed thistle" is a member of...):
genus Silybum; Silybum (small genus of east African herbs)
Meaning:
Annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cnicus benedictus; sweet sultan; blessed thistle
Hypernyms ("blessed thistle" is a kind of...):
thistle (any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves)
Holonyms ("blessed thistle" is a member of...):
Cnicus; genus Cnicus (one species: blessed thistle)
