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holy thistle
noun
tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
Syn: ↑milk thistle, ↑lady's thistle, ↑Our Lady's mild thistle, ↑blessed thistle, ↑Silybum marianum
Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Silybum, ↑genus Silybum

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noun
1. : blessed thistle 1
2. : milk thistle 1

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lady's-thistle.
[1590-1600]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.