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单词 blessed thistle
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blessed thistle
blessed thistle n. Carduus benedictus; (erroneously) C. Marianus.extracted from blessedblestadj.
blessed thistle
holy thistle n. (a) Centaurea benedicta ( Cnicus benedictus), with yellow flowers and weak prickles on the leaves, formerly in repute as an antidote; also called blessed thistle; (b) sometimes applied to Carduus Marianus, with white veins on the leaves; also called Our Lady's thistle or milk thistle.
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carduusa1398
carduus benedictus1543
blessed thistle1578
holy thistle1587
1587 L. Mascall Bk. Cattell: Horses (1627) 190 Take the soft downe of the stalks of the hearb Cardus Benedictus, called the holy-thistle, and therewith fill the wounds.
1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing iii. iv. 75 Get you some of this distill'd carduus benedictus,..it is the onely thing for a qualme... I meant plaine holy thissel.
1793 A. B[isani] Pict. Tour Europe, etc. 52 Sciato... The hills..are covered with holy thistle, centaury, thyme, sage, and calamint.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 222 The Holy Thistle (Carduus Marianus) is well marked by the white veins on its large shiny leaves.
1893 J. H. McCarthy Red Diamonds II. 42 Here was holy thistle, which of old its admirers called Benedictus for its supposed astonishing virtues.
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