blessed-thistle
Nouns
- (n) tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America holy thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, Silybum marianum, milk thistle,
- (n) annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers Cnicus benedictus, sweet sultan,