HyperDic: horse_thistle

English > 1 sense of the expression horse thistle:
NOUNplanthorse thistle, prickly lettuce, Lactuca serriola, Lactuca scariolaEuropean annual wild lettuce having prickly stems
English > horse thistle: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEuropean annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States.
Synonymsprickly lettuce, Lactuca serriola, Lactuca scariola
Broadercompass plant, compass flowerAny of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass
SpanishLactuca scariola
Catalanlactuca serriola

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