Distel

Definitions of Distel
  1. noun
    any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
    synonyms: Stacheldistel
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    Krause Distel
    European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches
    Silberdistel
    a thistle of the genus Carlina
    Golddistel
    any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads
    Kratzdistel
    European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States
    type of:
    Unkraut
    any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
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