- thistle
- thistle prickly herbaceous plant, O.E. þistel, from P.Gmc. *thikhstula (Cf. O.H.G. distil, Ger. Distel, O.N. þistell, Dan. tidsel), of unknown origin. Emblem of Scotland since 15c.
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Thistle — This tle, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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thistle — [this′əl] n. [ME thistel < OE, akin to Ger distel < IE base * (s)teig , a point > STICK, Sans tiktá, sharp] any of various plants (as genera Onopordum, Cirsium, and Cnicus) of the composite family, with prickly leaves and heads of white … English World dictionary
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Thistle — This article is about the plant, for other uses see Thistle (disambiguation). Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the plant family Asteraceae. Prickles… … Wikipedia
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thistle — thistlelike, adj. /this euhl/, n. 1. any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, esp. of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, or Onopordum. 2. any of various other prickly plants. [bef. 900; ME thistel, OE; c. D distel, G… … Universalium
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Thistle — 1) Heb. hoah (2 Kings 14:9; Job 31:40). In Job 41:2 the Hebrew word is rendered thorn, but in the Revised Version hook. It is also rendered thorn in 2 Chr. 33:11; Prov. 26:9; Cant. 2:2; brambles in Isa. 34:13. It is supposed to be a variety of … Easton's Bible Dictionary
