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woolly thistle

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: woolly thistle

1
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biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America
2
 n
thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: woolly thistle
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n biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America

Synonyms:
Onopordon acanthium, Onopordum acanthium, Scotch thistle, cotton thistle
Type of:
thistle
any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
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n thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves

Synonyms:
Cirsium flodmanii
Types:
Cirsium eriophorum, European woolly thistle
woolly thistle of western and central Europe and Balkan Peninsula
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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