Meanings
nouncommon sow thistle (countable and uncountable, plural common sow thistles)
plural common sow thistles
- countableuncountableMilk thistle (Sonchus oleraceus), native to western Eurasia.
Synonyms: annual sow thistle, hare's colwort, hare's thistle, milky tassel, smooth sow thistle, soft thistle, swinies
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMilk thistle (Sonchus oleraceus), native to western Eurasia.
Similar
annual sow thistlehare's colworthare's thistlemilky tasselsmooth sow thistlesoft thistleswinies
Translations
Catalan lletsó d'hort
- lletsó d'hortSonchus oleraceus
Chinese Mandarin 苦菜
- 苦菜 (kǔcài)Sonchus oleraceus
Dutch gewone melkdistel
- gewone melkdistelSonchus oleraceus
German Gewöhnliche Gänsedistel
- Gewöhnliche GänsedistelSonchus oleraceus
Korean 방가지똥
- 방가지똥 (banggajittong)Sonchus oleraceus
Polish mlecz zwyczajny, mlecz warzywny
- mlecz zwyczajnySonchus oleraceus
- mlecz warzywnySonchus oleraceus
Welsh llaethysgallen lefn
- llaethysgallen lefnSonchus oleraceus
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APA
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“common sow thistle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20sow%20thistle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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