musk thistlen.
/ˈmʌsk ˌθɪsl/, U.S. /ˈməsk ˌθɪs(ə)l/ A thistle of calcareous soils, Carduus nutans, native to Eurasia and North Africa, with drooping, sweetly scented heads.
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1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. 1176 The Muske-Thistle I haue seene growing about Deptford... The heads before the floures open smell strong of muske.
1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I Carduus; nutans, the Musk, or Nodding Thistle.
1779 Farmer's Mag. June 174 The English Thistles, meriting notice, as more or less noxious, are,..Spear Thistle, Musk Thistle.
1843 E. Lees Bot. Malvern Hills 38 The Musk-thistle (C. nutans) is sometimes found on the hills with cream-coloured flowers.
1980 R. Mabey Common Ground ii. i. 63 They are relics of the chalk grassland flora..marjoram and musk thistle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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