star thistle

star thistle
noun
: any of various plants of the genus Centaurea: as
a. : an annual or biennial herb (Centaurea calcitrapa) having a basal rosette of deeply toothed leaves, a much branched stem, and axillary or terminal heads of pinkish to purple tubular flowers surrounded by scales tipped with long stout yellow spines and being native to the Mediterranean region but widely distributed by commerce and in many places established as an aggressive weed

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star thistle noun
A species of Centaurea with radiating spiny bracts
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Main Entry: ↑star

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star thistle,
1. a low, spreading, European composite weed having small heads of purple flowers surrounded by radiating spines; caltrop.
2. a related weed of more erect habit and having yellow flowers.

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  • Star thistle — Thistle This tle, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Star thistle — Star Star (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta[ i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. asth r, a stron,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • star thistle — n. any of several European plants (genus Centaurea) of the composite family; esp., an annual weed ( C. maculosa) now common in NE U.S. * * * …   Universalium

  • star thistle — n. any of several European plants (genus Centaurea) of the composite family; esp., an annual weed ( C. maculosa) now common in NE U.S …   English World dictionary

  • star thistle — noun Date: 1578 1. a widely naturalized spiny Old World knapweed (Centaurea calcitrapa) with purple flowers called also caltrops 2. any of various knapweeds related to the star thistle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • star-thistle — bajorė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių (Asteraceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Centaurea). atitikmenys: lot. Centaurea angl. blue cap; centaury; cornflower; dusty miller; knapweed; star thistle vok. Bisamknopf; Flockenblume; Kornblume… …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • star thistle — /sta ˈθɪsəl/ (say stah thisuhl) noun any of various plants of the genus Centaurea, with a star shaped cluster of spines surrounding the flowers …  

  • star-thistle — noun Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine tipped scales; naturalized in America • Syn: ↑caltrop, ↑Centauria calcitrapa • Hypernyms: ↑centaury …   Useful english dictionary

  • purple star thistle — noun : star thistle a …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thistle — This tle, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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