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shore thistle

shore thistle noun: any thistle of genus Carduus found along a shore, known to cause poisoning of ruminants.

Noun

shore thistle (usually uncountable, plural shore thistles)

  1. (usually) Any thistle of genus Carduus found along a shore, known to cause poisoning of ruminants.
  2. (usually) A thistle of the species Carduus tenuiflorus.
    Synonyms:
    sheep thistle, slender thistle, slender-flower thistle, winged slender thistle, winged thistle

Synonyms of shore thistle

  • sheep thistle
  • slender thistle
  • slender-flower thistle
  • winged slender thistle
  • winged thistle

Forms of shore thistle

pluralshore thistles

Questions about shore thistle

What does shore thistle mean?
Shore thistle means any thistle of genus Carduus found along a shore, known to cause poisoning of ruminants.
What part of speech is shore thistle?
Shore thistle is a noun.
What is the plural of shore thistle?
The plural of shore thistle is shore thistles.

Words near shore thistle in the dictionary

  1. shore power
  2. shore snipe
  3. shore snipes
  4. shore teetan
  5. shore teetans
  6. shore thistle
  7. shore thistles
  8. shore up
  9. shorebird
  10. shorebirds
  11. shorebound

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