creeping thistle

noun

Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense).

Similar
Canada thistleCirsium arvense

Meanings

nouncreeping thistle (plural creeping thistles)

plural creeping thistles

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean thistle naturalized in United States and Canada where it is a pernicious weed

Similar
Canada thistleCirsium arvense
Broader
plume thistleplumed thistle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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