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Indian thistle

Indian thistle noun: a species thistle, Cirsium edule, native to North America.

Noun

Indian thistle (plural Indian thistles)

  1. A species thistle, Cirsium edule, native to North America.
    • A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg, gillyflowers, Indian thistle, laurel seeds, cloves, Persian pepper is made into a drink. Taken twice daily morning and night, in pigeon or fowl broth, preceded and followed by eater. The result, according to Arab tradition, is an...1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 102
    Synonyms:
    edible thistle

Synonyms of Indian thistle

Forms of Indian thistle

pluralIndian thistles

Questions about Indian thistle

What does Indian thistle mean?
Indian thistle means a species thistle, Cirsium edule, native to North America.
What part of speech is Indian thistle?
Indian thistle is a noun.
What is the plural of Indian thistle?
The plural of Indian thistle is Indian thistles.

Words near Indian thistle in the dictionary

  1. Indian taco
  2. Indian tacos
  3. Indian tapir
  4. Indian tapirs
  5. Indian Territory
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  8. Indian tick typhus
  9. Indian time
  10. Indian tin
  11. Indian tobacco

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