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GLOBE THISTLE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does globe thistle mean?

• GLOBE THISTLE (noun)
The noun GLOBE THISTLE has 1 sense:

1. any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers

Familiarity information: GLOBE THISTLE used as a noun is very rare.

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• GLOBE THISTLE (noun)

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Meaning:

Any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("globe 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 ("globe thistle" is a member of...):

Echinops; genus Echinops (genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles)

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