noun
European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches
• Syn: ↑Carduus crispus
• Hypernyms: ↑thistle
• Member Holonyms: ↑Carduus, ↑genus Carduus
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noun : a European biennial thistle (Carduus crispus) that is introduced in No. America and has the flower heads in crowded clusters at the ends of spiny-winged branches
Useful english dictionary. 2012.