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white thistle

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: white thistle

1
 n
any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America
2
 n
spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: white thistle
1

n any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America

Synonyms:
argemone, devil's fig, prickly poppy
Types:
Argemone mexicana, Mexican poppy
annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
2

n spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico

Synonyms:
Atriplex lentiformis, quail brush, quail bush
Type of:
saltbush
any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil
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