tumble thistle

noun

A thistle-like herb of genus Gundelia, especially species Gundelia tournefortii, native to the Middle East, the seedpods of which break off and disperse by tumbling across the ground.

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Meanings

nountumble thistle (plural tumble thistles)

plural tumble thistles

  1. A thistle-like herb of genus Gundelia, especially species Gundelia tournefortii, native to the Middle East, the seedpods of which break off and disperse by tumbling across the ground.
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