English Explanatory Dictionary

musk thistle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A biennial herb of species Carduus nutans, in the sunflower family Asteraceae with a large drooping purple flower head, native to parts of Eurasia and North Africa and a common invasive species elsewhere.

Word forms

musk thistle musk thistles

Etymology

First attested in 1633; named for the scent of its immature flower heads.

Synonyms

nodding thistle
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