HyperDic: barnaby[s_thistle

English > 1 sense of the expression Barnaby's thistle:
NOUNplantBarnaby's thistle, yellow star-thistle, Centaurea solstitialisEuropean weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves
English > Barnaby's thistle: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEuropean weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States.
Synonymsyellow star-thistle, Centaurea solstitialis
BroaderweedAny plant that crowds out cultivated plants

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