marsh thistle

noun

A biennial or perennial herb (Cirsium palustre).

Meanings

nounmarsh thistle (plural marsh thistles)

plural marsh thistles

  1. A biennial or perennial herb (Cirsium palustre).

    Synonyms: European swamp thistle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA biennial or perennial herb (Cirsium palustre).

Translations

Danish kærtidsel
  • kærtidselCirsium palustre
Dutch kale jonker
  • kale jonkerCirsium palustre
French cirse des marais, bâton-du-diable
  • cirse des maraisCirsium palustre
  • bâton-du-diableCirsium palustre
German Sumpf-Kratzdistel
  • Sumpf-KratzdistelCirsium palustre
Irish feochadán corraigh
  • feochadán corraighCirsium palustre
Norwegian myrtistel
  • myrtistelCirsium palustre
Scottish Gaelic cluaran-leana
  • cluaran-leanaCirsium palustre
Swedish kärrtistel
  • kärrtistelCirsium palustre
Welsh ysgallen y gors
  • ysgallen y gorsCirsium palustre
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APA

marsh thistle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh%20thistle

MLA

“marsh thistle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh%20thistle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marsh thistle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh%20thistle.

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