Meanings
nouncotton thistle (plural cotton thistles)
plural cotton thistles · alternative cottonthistle · alternative cotton-thistle
- Any of various flowering plants in the genus Onopordum of the family Asteraceae, especially Onopordum acanthium.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbiennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America
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Translations
Ancient Greek ὀνόπορδον
- ὀνόπορδον (onópordon)Onopordum acanthium
Catalan bufassa, cardiga
- bufassaOnopordum acanthium
- cardigaOnopordum acanthium
- pet d'aseOnopordum acanthium
- cardassaOnopordum acanthium
Finnish kruunuohdake, okakruunuohdake
- kruunuohdakeOnopordum acanthium
- okakruunuohdakeOnopordum acanthium
German Eselsdistel
- EselsdistelOnopordum acanthium
Polish popłoch
- popłochOnopordum acanthium
Romanian scai măgăresc
- scai măgărescOnopordum acanthium
Russian тата́рник, чертополо́х
- тата́рник (tatárnik)Onopordum acanthium
- чертополо́х (čertopolóx)Onopordum acanthium
Turkish kocabaş
- kocabaşOnopordum acanthium
Ukrainian татарник звичайний
- татарник звичайний (tatarnyk zvyčajnyj)Onopordum acanthium
Welsh ysgallen gotwm
- ysgallen gotwmOnopordum acanthium
Cite this entry
APA
cotton thistle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotton%20thistle
MLA
“cotton thistle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotton%20thistle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cotton thistle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotton%20thistle.
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