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    LADY'S THISTLE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South Americaplay

    Synonyms:

    blessed thistle; holy thistle; lady's thistle; milk thistle; Our Lady's mild thistle; Silybum marianum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("lady's thistle" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Holonyms ("lady's thistle" is a member of...):

    genus Silybum; Silybum (small genus of east African herbs)

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