English Explanatory Dictionary

milk thistle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the thistles in the genus Silybum, especially Silybum marianum.
  2. Lactuca serriola, prickly lettuce
  3. Various plants of genus Sonchus (sow thistles) with milky sap:
  4. Sonchus asper rough milk thistle
  5. Sonchus arvensis field milk thistle
  6. Sonchus oleraceus (common sow thistle)
  7. Sonchus wilmsii

Pronunciation

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Word forms

milk thistle milk thistles

Synonyms

blessed milk thistle holy thistle variegated thistle
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