
Meaning of MILK THISTLE
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- [n] tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
- [n] any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil
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| Synonyms: | | blessed thistle, holy thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, Silybum marianum, sow thistle |
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| See Also: | | bush, genus Silybum, genus Sonchus, herb, herbaceous plant, milkweed, shrub, Silybum, Sonchus, Sonchus oleraceus | |
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