- sow thistle
- noun Date: 13th century any of a genus (Sonchus) of spiny weedy Eurasian and African composite herbs including some (as S. arvensis and S. oleraceus) widely naturalized in North America
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Sow thistle — Thistle This tle, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sow thistle — Sow Sow, n. [OE. sowe, suwe, AS. sugu, akin to s[=u], D. zog, zeug, OHG. s[=u], G. sau, Icel. s[=y]r, Dan. so, Sw. sugga, so, L. sus. Gr. y^s, sy^s, Zend. hu boar; probably from the root seen in Skr. s[=u] to beget, to bear; the animal being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sow thistle — is the common name of two related genera of thistle like flowering plants in the plant family Asteraceae:* Cicerbita * Sonchus … Wikipedia
sow thistle — [sou] n. [ME sowethistel (parallel with Ger saudistel): see SOW1 & THISTLE] any of several weeds (genus Sonchus) of the composite family, with yellow flower heads and spiny leaves … English World dictionary
sow thistle — daržinė pienė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Sonchus oleraceus), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Sonchus oleraceus angl. annual sow thistle; common sow thistle; hare s… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sow thistle — pienialapė emilija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos daržovinis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Emilia sonchifolia). atitikmenys: lot. Emilia sonchifolia angl. Cupid s shaving brush; emilia; sow thistle pranc. émilie šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sow thistle — sow′ this tle [[t]saʊ[/t]] n. pln any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, esp. S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice • Etymology: 1200–50; ME sowethistel, earlier sugethistel. See sow II,… … From formal English to slang
sow thistle — /sow/ any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, esp. S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice. [1200 50; ME sowethistel, earlier sugethistel. See SOW2, THISTLE] * * * … Universalium
sow-thistle — /ˈsaʊ θɪsəl/ (say sow thisuhl) noun any plant of the genus Sonchus, especially S. oleraceus, a common, noxious weed having thistle like leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice …
sow thistle — noun any of several Old World coarse prickly leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil • Syn: ↑milk thistle • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑milkweed, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
