HyperDic: golden_thistle

English > 1 sense of the expression golden thistle:
NOUNplantgolden thistleany of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads
English > golden thistle: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads.
Member ofScolymus, genus Scolymussmall genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region
NarrowerSpanish oyster plant, Scolymus hispanicusA golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks
BroaderthistleAny of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera ... / genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
Spanishcardillo
Catalancardillo

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict