musk thistle
musk thistle · musk thistles
Nickende Distel, Bisamdistel
A biennial herb of species Carduus nutans, in the sunflower family Asteraceae with a…A biennial herb of species Carduus nutans, in the sunflower family Asteraceae with a large drooping purple flower head, native to parts of Eurasia and North Africa and a common invasive species elsewhere.
Meaning
1 sensesA biennial herb of species Carduus nutans, in the sunflower family Asteraceae with a large drooping purple flower head, native to parts of Eurasia and North Africa and a common invasive species elsewhere.
Nickende Distel, Bisamdistel
More definitions
- Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar
Translations
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By meaning 1
Carduus nutans:
Origin
First attested in 1633; named for the scent of its immature flower heads.First attested in 1633; named for the scent of its immature flower heads.
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Forms
plural: musk thistles| Singular | musk thistle |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar:nodding thistleCarduus nutans