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cir·si·um
\ˈsərs(h)ēəm\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kirsion, a thistle, probably from kirsos swollen vein; from the use of the thistle in antiquity in the treatment of swollen veins
: a widely distributed genus of prickly herbs (family Compositae) having the bristles of the pappus plumose — compare carduus; see bull thistle |