noun
small genus of east African herbs
• Syn: ↑Silybum
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family
• Member Meronyms: ↑milk thistle, ↑lady's thistle, ↑Our Lady's mild thistle, ↑holy thistle, ↑blessed thistle, ↑Silybum marianum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.