| NOUN | plant | genus Carduus, Carduus | genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles |
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| Meaning | genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles. | |
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| Synonym | Carduus | |
| Member of | Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family | plants with heads composed of many florets |
| Members | musk thistle, nodding thistle, Carduus nutans | Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads |
| welted thistle, Carduus crispus | European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches | |
| Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
| Spanish | carduus, genus carduus | |
| Catalan | carduus, Carduus, genus carduus | |
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