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star-thistle

/ˈstɑːrˌθɪs.əl/

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noun

/ˈstɑːrˌθɪs.əl/C1formalscientific
  • ruСредиземноморское однолетнее или двулетнее травянистое растение с розоватыми или фиолетовыми цветками, окружёнными колючими чешуйками, натурализовавшееся в Америке.

A Mediterranean annual or biennial herb with pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales, naturalized in America.

  1. Spiny Mediterranean plantC1formal

    A Mediterranean annual or biennial herb with pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales, now naturalized in America.

    ruКолючее средиземноморское растение

    • Star-thistle often grows in dry, disturbed soils along roadsides.
    • The farmer struggled to control the spread of star-thistle in his fields.
    • Bees are attracted to the purple flowers of the star-thistle.

    Synonymscaltrop

Forms
  • star-thistles plural form
  • star-thistles' possessive plural form
  • star-thistle's possessive singular form