English Dictionary
Definition of “sow thistle”
Word Frequency
sow thistle (saʊ
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Definitions
noun
- any of various plants of the Old World genus Sonchus, esp S. oleraceus, having milky juice, prickly leaves, and heads of yellow flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) Also called: milk thistle, (NZ) puha, (NZ) rauriki
Word Origin
C13: from sugethistel, perhaps variant of Old English thugethistel, thuthistel thowthistle, a dialect name of the sow thistle. See sow², thistleSponsored Links
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