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woolly thistle

noun

1. thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves

• Syn: ↑Cirsium flodmanii

• Hypernyms: ↑plume thistle, ↑plumed thistle

• Hyponyms: ↑European woolly thistle, ↑Cirsium eriophorum

2. biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America

• Syn: ↑cotton thistle, ↑Scotch thistle, ↑Onopordum acanthium, ↑Onopordon acanthium

• Hypernyms: ↑thistle

• Member Holonyms: ↑Onopordum, ↑genus Onopordum, ↑Onopordon, ↑genus Onopordon

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noun

1. : cotton thistle

2. : a thistle (Cirsium flodmanii) of western No. America with white woolly leaves

Useful english dictionary. 2012.