Scotch thistle
noun
Any of several thistles considered to be that used as the emblem of Scotland, variously identified as the spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), the musk thistle (Carduus nutans), the cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium), and other similar plants.
Origin
Mid 17th century.
- Capetonian
- Cape Town
- Cape Verdean
- Cape Verde Islands
- capex
- Cape York
- capful
- Cap-Haïtien
- capias
- capillarity
- capillary
- capillary action
- capillary attraction
- capillary joint
- capillary tube
- cap in hand (hat in hand)
- capisce
- capisci
- capish
- capital
- capital account
- capital accumulation
- capital adequacy
- capital allowance
- capital appreciation