bull thistle

noun

Spear thistle.

Similar
boar thistlespear thistleCirsium vulgareCirsium lanceolatum
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Meanings

nounbull thistle (plural bull thistles)

plural bull thistles

  1. Spear thistle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States

Similar
boar thistlespear thistleCirsium vulgareCirsium lanceolatum
Broader
plume thistleplumed thistle
Also see
spear thistle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

bull thistle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bull%20thistle

MLA

“bull thistle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bull%20thistle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bull thistle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bull%20thistle.

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