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SILYBUM MARIANUM

Dictionary entry overview: What does Silybum marianum mean?

• SILYBUM MARIANUM (noun)
The noun SILYBUM MARIANUM has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: SILYBUM MARIANUM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SILYBUM MARIANUM (noun)

Sense 1

Silybum marianum ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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 ("Silybum marianum" 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 ("Silybum marianum" is a member of...):

genus Silybum; Silybum (small genus of east African herbs)

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