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| this·tle [ thíss'l ] (plural this·tles) |
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1. prickly weed: a plant with prickly stems and leaves. Flowers: dense, rounded, usually purple, flower heads surrounded by thorny bracts. Genera Carduus, Cirsium, Onopordum.
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2. plant resembling thistle: a prickly plant similar to a thistle
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| [ Old English þistel< Germanic] |
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