单词 | star thistle |
释义 | star thistleor star-thistlenounany of several naturalized Eurasian plants of the genus Centaurea, especially C. calcitrapa, having purplish, spiny flower heads. Origin of star thistleFirst recorded in 1570–80 Words nearby star thistlestart codon, starter, starter home, starters, start from scratch, star thistle, start in, starting block, starting gate, starting grid, starting handle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for star thistlestar thistle nounany 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 thistleC16: so called because it has a thistle-shaped flower surrounded by radiating spines Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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