noun
Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar
• Syn: ↑musk thistle, ↑Carduus nutans
• Hypernyms: ↑thistle
• Member Holonyms: ↑Carduus, ↑genus Carduus
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.