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    WHITE THISTLE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexicoplay

    Synonyms:

    Atriplex lentiformis; quail brush; quail bush; white thistle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("white thistle" is a kind of...):

    saltbush (any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical Americaplay

    Synonyms:

    argemone; devil's fig; prickly poppy; white thistle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("white 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)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "white thistle"):

    Argemone mexicana; Mexican poppy (annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico)

    Holonyms ("white thistle" is a member of...):

    genus Argemone (prickly poppies)

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