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    SCOLYMUS HISPANICUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffronplay

    Synonyms:

    Scolymus hispanicus; Spanish oyster plant

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Scolymus hispanicus" is a kind of...):

    golden thistle (any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads)

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