any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
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welted thistle, Carduus crispus
musk thistle, nodding thistle, Carduus nutans
carline thistle
plume thistle, plumed thistle
field thistle, Cirsium discolor
melancholy thistle, Cirsium heterophylum, Cirsium helenioides
blessed thistle, sweet sultan, Cnicus benedictus
cotton thistle, woolly thistle, Scotch thistle, Onopordum acanthium, Onopordon acanthium
golden thistle