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star thistle

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. star thistle (noun)
  2. purple star thistle (noun)
  3. yellow star thistle (noun)

star thistle

noun

Definition of STAR THISTLE

1
: a widely naturalized spiny Old World knapweed (Centaurea calcitrapa) with purple flowers —called also caltrops
2
: any of various knapweeds related to the star thistle

First Known Use of STAR THISTLE

1578

Rhymes with STAR THISTLE

abyssal, bull thistle, cruise missile, dickcissel, dismissal, epistle, globe thistle, musk thistle, wolf whistle

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