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BOAR THISTLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does boar thistle mean? 

BOAR THISTLE (noun)
  The noun BOAR THISTLE has 1 sense:

1. European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: BOAR THISTLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOAR THISTLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

boar thistle; bull thistle; Cirsium lanceolatum; Cirsium vulgare; spear thistle

Hypernyms ("boar thistle" is a kind of...):

plume thistle; plumed thistle (any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads)


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