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sow thistle

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sow thistle (noun)
  2. creeping sow thistle (noun)
  3. field sow thistle (noun)
  4. perennial European sow thistle (noun)
  5. prickly sow thistle (noun)

sow thistle

noun \ˈsau̇-\

Definition of SOW THISTLE

: any of a genus (Sonchus) of spiny weedy Eurasian and African composite herbs including some (as S. arvensis and S. oleraceus) widely naturalized in North America

First Known Use of SOW THISTLE

13th century

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