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SCOLYMUS HISPANICUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Scolymus hispanicus mean?
• SCOLYMUS HISPANICUS (noun)
The noun SCOLYMUS HISPANICUS has 1 sense:
1. a golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffron
Familiarity information: SCOLYMUS HISPANICUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffron
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Scolymus hispanicus; Spanish oyster plant
Hypernyms ("Scolymus hispanicus" is a kind of...):
golden thistle (any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads)
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