| NOUN | plant | holy thistle, milk thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, blessed thistle, Silybum marianum | tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads |
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| Meaning | tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America. | |
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| Synonyms | milk thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, blessed thistle, Silybum marianum | |
| Member of | Silybum, genus Silybum | small genus of east African herbs |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
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