Meanings
nounnodding thistle (plural nodding thistles)
plural nodding thistles
- Synonym of musk thistle.
Synonyms: musk thistle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of musk thistle.
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nounEurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar
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musk thistleCarduus nutans
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nodding thistle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodding%20thistle
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“nodding thistle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodding%20thistle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nodding thistle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodding%20thistle.
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