welted thistle

Definitions of welted thistle
  1. noun
    European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches
    synonyms: Carduus crispus
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    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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