milk thistle
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milk thistle Definition
(n)
any
of
several
Old
World
coarse
prickly
-
leaved
shrubs
and
subshrubs
having
milky
juice
and
yellow
flowers
;
widely
naturalized
;
often
noxious
weeds
in
cultivated
soil
(n)
tall
Old
World
biennial
thistle
with
large
clasping
white
-
blotched
leaves
and
purple
flower
heads
;
naturalized
in
California
and
South
America
milk thistle Synonyms
blessed thistle
holy thistle
lady's thistle
milk thistle
Our Lady's mild thistle
Silybum marianum
sow thistle
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