genus Sonchus

Thesaurus

Noun

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genus Sonchus - sow thistles Sonchusasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsaster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinniamilk thistle, sow thistle - any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil