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Cirsium lanceolatum

DEFINITIONS OF: Cirsium lanceolatum

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n European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States

Synonyms:
Cirsium vulgare, boar thistle, bull thistle, spear thistle
Type of:
plume thistle, plumed thistle
any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads
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