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单词 star thistle
释义

star thistle

or star-thistle


noun

any of several naturalized Eurasian plants of the genus Centaurea, especially C. calcitrapa, having purplish, spiny flower heads.

Origin of star thistle

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby star thistle

start codon, starter, starter home, starters, start from scratch, star thistle, start in, starting block, starting gate, starting grid, starting handle
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British Dictionary definitions for star thistle

star thistle

noun

any of several plants of the genus Centaurea, esp C. calcitrapa, of Eurasia, which has spiny purplish flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)See also centaury (def. 2)

Word Origin for star thistle

C16: so called because it has a thistle-shaped flower surrounded by radiating spines
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