English > Onopordon acanthium: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America. |
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Synonyms | cotton thistle, woolly thistle, Scotch thistle, Onopordum acanthium |
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Member of | Onopordum, genus Onopordum, Onopordon, genus Onopordon | A genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers |
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Broader | thistle | Any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera ... / genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves |
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Spanish | cardo borriqueño, cardo borriquero, cardo yesquero, toba |
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Catalan | bufassa, cardiga |
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