Meanings
nounCanada thistle (plural Canada thistles)
plural Canada thistles
- A perennial herb (Cirsium arvense).
Synonyms: creeping thistle, corn thistle, way thistle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA perennial herb (Cirsium arvense).
More synonyms by meaning
nounEuropean thistle naturalized in United States and Canada where it is a pernicious weed
Similar
creeping thistleCirsium arvense
Broader
plume thistleplumed thistle
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian палами́да
- палами́да (palamída)Cirsium arvense
Catalan calcida
- calcidaCirsium arvense
Czech oset
- osetCirsium arvense
Danish agertidsel
- agertidselCirsium arvense
Dutch akkerdistel
- akkerdistelCirsium arvense
Finnish pelto-ohdake
- pelto-ohdakeCirsium arvense
German Ackerkratzdistel, Haberdistel
- AckerkratzdistelCirsium arvense
- HaberdistelCirsium arvense
- AckerdistelCirsium arvense
Irish feochadán reatha
- feochadán reathaCirsium arvense
Japanese 西洋刺薊
- 西洋刺薊 (seiyou togeazami)Cirsium arvense
Korean 조뱅이
- 조뱅이 (jobaeng'i)Cirsium arvense
Latvian tīruma usne
- tīruma usneCirsium arvense
Polish ostrożeń polny
- ostrożeń polnyCirsium arvense
Portuguese cardo-das-vinhas
- cardo-das-vinhasCirsium arvense
Punjabi ਲੇਹ
- ਲੇਹ (leh)Cirsium arvense
Romanian pălămidă
- pălămidăCirsium arvense
Russian бодя́к полево́й, бодя́к щети́нистый
- бодя́к полево́й (bodják polevój)Cirsium arvense
- бодя́к щети́нистый (bodják ščetínistyj)Cirsium arvense
- ро́зовый осо́т (rózovyj osót)Cirsium arvense
Scottish Gaelic aigheannach
- aigheannachCirsium arvense
Swedish åkertistel
- åkertistelCirsium arvense
Turkish köygöçerten
- köygöçertenCirsium arvense
Vietnamese kế đồng
- kế đồngCirsium arvense
Cite this entry
APA
Canada thistle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canada%20thistle
MLA
“Canada thistle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canada%20thistle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Canada thistle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canada%20thistle.
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