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Cnicus

noun

one species: blessed thistle

• Syn: ↑genus Cnicus

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family

• Member Meronyms: ↑blessed thistle, ↑sweet sultan, ↑Cnicus benedictus

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\\ˈnīkəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin cnicus, cnecus safflower, from Greek knēkos safflower, thistle, yellow — more at honey

: a genus of European herbs of the family Compositae — see blessed thistle

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Cnicus /(k)nīˈkəs/

noun

A genus of thistles

ORIGIN: Gr knikos, knēkos safflower, thistle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.