| NOUN | plant | welted thistle, Carduus crispus | European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches |
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| Meaning | European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches. | |
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| Synonym | Carduus crispus | |
| Member of | Carduus, genus Carduus | genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles |
| 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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