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shore thistles

shore thistles is the plural of shore thistle.

Meaning of shore thistle

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

Questions about shore thistles

What is shore thistles the plural of?
Shore thistles is the plural of shore thistle.

Words near shore thistles in the dictionary

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

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