musk thistle

/məsk ˌθɪsəl/
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Other forms: musk thistles

Definitions of musk thistle
  1. noun
    Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar
    synonyms: Carduus nutans, nodding thistle
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    type of:
    thistle
    any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
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