bull thistle


bull thistle

noun

Definition of BULL THISTLE

: a biennial Eurasian thistle (Cirsium vulgare) with purplish flower heads and prickly leaves that is naturalized as a weed in the United States

First Known Use of BULL THISTLE

1863

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