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pine thistle

pine thistle noun: a plant of the species Chamaeleon gummifer (syns. Atractylis gummifera, Carlina gummifera), native to southern Europe.

pine thistle: a plant of the species Chamaeleon gummifer (syns. Atractylis gummifera, Carlina gummifera), native...
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Noun

pine thistle (countable and uncountable, plural pine thistles)

  1. A plant of the species Chamaeleon gummifer (syns. Atractylis gummifera, Carlina gummifera), native to southern Europe.
    Synonyms:
    stemless atractylis

Synonyms of pine thistle

  • stemless atractylis

Forms of pine thistle

pluralpine thistles

Questions about pine thistle

What does pine thistle mean?
Pine thistle means a plant of the species Chamaeleon gummifer (syns. Atractylis gummifera, Carlina gummifera), native to southern Europe.
What part of speech is pine thistle?
Pine thistle is a noun.
What is the plural of pine thistle?
The plural of pine thistle is pine thistles.

Words near pine thistle in the dictionary

  1. pine straws
  2. pine tar
  3. pine tars
  4. pine terpene
  5. pine terpenes
  6. pine thistle
  7. pine thistles
  8. pine torch
  9. pine torches
  10. pine tree
  11. Pine Tree State

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