lady's thistle

lady's thistle
noun
tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Silybum, ↑genus Silybum

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