English > genus Onopordum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | A genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers. |
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| Synonyms | Onopordum, Onopordon, genus Onopordon |
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| Member of | Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family | plants with heads composed of many florets |
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| Members | cotton thistle, woolly thistle, Scotch thistle, Onopordum acanthium, Onopordon acanthium | biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers |
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| Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
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| Spanish | genus onopordon, genus onopordum, onopordon, onopordum |
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| Catalan | genus onopordon, genus onopordum, onopordon, onopordum |
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