Meanings
nounspear thistle (plural spear thistles)
plural spear thistles
- A biennial herb of species Cirsium vulgare.
Synonyms: bull thistle, plumed thistle, roadside thistle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA biennial herb of species Cirsium vulgare.
More synonyms by meaning
nounEuropean thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States
Similar
Broader
plume thistleplumed thistle
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Basque astakardu
- astakarduCirsium vulgare
Catalan llobacarda, lloba
- llobacardaCirsium vulgare
- llobaCirsium vulgare
Finnish piikkiohdake
- piikkiohdakeCirsium vulgare
German Lanzett-Kratzdistel
- Lanzett-KratzdistelCirsium vulgare
Irish feochadán colgach
- feochadán colgachCirsium vulgare
Scottish Gaelic cluaran-deilgneach
- cluaran-deilgneachCirsium vulgare
Welsh marchysgall
- marchysgallCirsium vulgare
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APA
spear thistle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spear%20thistle
MLA
“spear thistle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spear%20thistle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spear thistle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spear%20thistle.
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