SINCE 1828
perennial European sow thistle
nounDefinition of perennial European sow thistle
: a perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) that is native to Europe but widely naturalized as a weed, spreads by creeping underground rhizomes, and has clasping spiny leaves and heads of yellow flowers on long peduncles
— called also field sow thistle
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