| NOUN | plant | boar thistle, bull thistle, spear thistle, Cirsium vulgare, Cirsium lanceolatum | European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves |
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| Meaning | European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States. | |
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| Synonyms | bull thistle, spear thistle, Cirsium vulgare, Cirsium lanceolatum | |
| Broader | plume thistle, plumed thistle | Any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads |
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