bull thistle
n.
A biennial Eurasian thistle (Cirsium vulgare) in the composite family, naturalized in North America and having heads of purplish flowers and spiny stems and leaves.
[From its large head.]
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A biennial Eurasian thistle (Cirsium vulgare) in the composite family, naturalized in North America and having heads of purplish flowers and spiny stems and leaves.
[From its large head.]
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States
Synonyms: boar thistle, spear thistle, Cirsium vulgare, Cirsium lanceolatum
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