1. (noun) milk thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, holy thistle, blessed thistle, Silybum marianum
tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
Synonyms: lady's thistle, milk thistle, sow thistle, blessed thistle, holy thistle, sweet sultan
2. (noun) blessed thistle, sweet sultan, Cnicus benedictus
annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers
Synonyms: lady's thistle, milk thistle, blessed thistle, holy thistle, sweet sultan
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