| (Few results found for -thistly- automatically try thistle) |
| |
| | Thistly | a. 1. Overgrown with thistles; as, thistly ground. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking. [ 1913 Webster ] In such a world, so thorny, and where none
Finds happiness unblighted, or, if found,
Without some thistly sorrow at its side. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Thistle | n. [ OE. thistil, AS. þistel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. þistill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin. ] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants. [ 1913 Webster ]
Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, so named because it was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of venomous creatures. --
Bull thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus, the common large thistle of neglected pastures. --
Canada thistle, Cnicus arvensis, a native of Europe, but introduced into the United States from Canada. --
Cotton thistle, Onopordon Acanthium. --
Fuller's thistle, the teasel. --
Globe thistle,
Melon thistle, etc. See under Globe, Melon, etc. --
Pine thistle, Atractylis gummifera, a native of the Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the involucre. --
Scotch thistle, either the cotton thistle, or the musk thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national emblems of Scotland. --
Sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus. --
Spear thistle. Same as Bull thistle. --
Star thistle, a species of Centaurea. See Centaurea. --
Torch thistle, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. See Cereus. --
Yellow thistle, Cincus horridulus. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thistle bird (Zool.), the American goldfinch, or yellow-bird (Spinus tristis); -- so called on account of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under Goldfinch. --
Thistle butterfly (Zool.), a handsomely colored American butterfly (Vanessa cardui) whose larva feeds upon thistles; -- called also painted lady. --
Thistle cock (Zool.), the corn bunting (Emberiza militaria). [ Prov. Eng. ] --
Thistle crown, a gold coin of England of the reign of James I., worth four shillings. --
Thistle finch (Zool.), the goldfinch; -- so called from its fondness for thistle seeds. [ Prov. Eng. ] --
Thistle funnel, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth. [ 1913 Webster ]
|
| | thistle | (n) พืชไม้มีหนามจำพวก Cirsium, Carduus, Onopordum |
| | thistle | (ธิส'เซิล) n. พืชไม้มีหนามชนิดหนึ่ง |
| | | | | | thistle | (n) any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves | | thistledown | (n) pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle | | thistlelike | (adj) resembling a thistle |
| | Thistle | n. [ OE. thistil, AS. þistel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. þistill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin. ] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants. [ 1913 Webster ]
Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, so named because it was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of venomous creatures. --
Bull thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus, the common large thistle of neglected pastures. --
Canada thistle, Cnicus arvensis, a native of Europe, but introduced into the United States from Canada. --
Cotton thistle, Onopordon Acanthium. --
Fuller's thistle, the teasel. --
Globe thistle,
Melon thistle, etc. See under Globe, Melon, etc. --
Pine thistle, Atractylis gummifera, a native of the Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the involucre. --
Scotch thistle, either the cotton thistle, or the musk thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national emblems of Scotland. --
Sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus. --
Spear thistle. Same as Bull thistle. --
Star thistle, a species of Centaurea. See Centaurea. --
Torch thistle, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. See Cereus. --
Yellow thistle, Cincus horridulus. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thistle bird (Zool.), the American goldfinch, or yellow-bird (Spinus tristis); -- so called on account of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under Goldfinch. --
Thistle butterfly (Zool.), a handsomely colored American butterfly (Vanessa cardui) whose larva feeds upon thistles; -- called also painted lady. --
Thistle cock (Zool.), the corn bunting (Emberiza militaria). [ Prov. Eng. ] --
Thistle crown, a gold coin of England of the reign of James I., worth four shillings. --
Thistle finch (Zool.), the goldfinch; -- so called from its fondness for thistle seeds. [ Prov. Eng. ] --
Thistle funnel, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth. [ 1913 Webster ]
|
| | | マリア薊 | [マリアあざみ;マリアアザミ, maria azami ; mariaazami] (n) (uk) milk thistle (Silybum marianum) [Add to Longdo] | | 冠毛 | [かんもう, kanmou] (n, adj-no) thistledown [Add to Longdo] | | 牛蒡薊 | [ごぼうあざみ;ゴボウアザミ, gobouazami ; gobouazami] (n) (uk) Cirsium dipsacolepis (perennial plant of the thistle family) [Add to Longdo] | | 吾妻山薊 | [あずまやまあざみ;アズマヤマアザミ, azumayamaazami ; azumayamaazami] (n) (uk) Azumayama thistle; Cirsiummicrospicatum [Add to Longdo] | | 春の野芥子 | [はるののげし;ハルノノゲシ, harunonogeshi ; harunonogeshi] (n) (uk) (See 野芥子) sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus); milk thistle [Add to Longdo] | | 森薊 | [もりあざみ;モリアザミ, moriazami ; moriazami] (n) Cirsium dipsacolepis (perennial plant of the thistle family) [Add to Longdo] | | 富士薊 | [ふじあざみ;フジアザミ, fujiazami ; fujiazami] (n) (uk) Fuji thistle; Cirsium purpuratum [Add to Longdo] | | 野芥子;野罌粟;苦菜 | [のげし;ノゲシ, nogeshi ; nogeshi] (n) (uk) sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus); milk thistle [Add to Longdo] | | 野薊 | [のあざみ;ノアザミ, noazami ; noazami] (n) (uk) Japanese thistle (Cirsium japonicum) [Add to Longdo] | | 薊 | [あざみ;アザミ, azami ; azami] (n) (uk) thistle (Cirsium spp.) [Add to Longdo] |
|
add this word
You know the meaning of this word? click [add this word] to add this word to our database with its meaning, to impart your knowledge for the general benefit
Are you satisfied with the result?
Discussions | |
|
