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starthistle

starthistle noun: any of the genus Centaurea of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants.

Noun

starthistle (plural starthistles)

  1. Any of the genus Centaurea of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants.

Forms of starthistle

pluralstarthistles
alternative formstar thistle
alternative formstar-thistle

Origin of starthistle

From star + thistle.

Words formed from starthistle

  • American starthistle
  • golden starthistle
  • Iberian starthistle
  • Maltese starthistle
  • purple starthistle
  • red starthistle
  • rough starthistle
  • yellow starthistle

Questions about starthistle

What does starthistle mean?
Starthistle means any of the genus Centaurea of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants.
What part of speech is starthistle?
Starthistle is a noun.
What is the plural of starthistle?
The plural of starthistle is starthistles.

Words near starthistle in the dictionary

  1. starters for ten
  2. startest
  3. starteth
  4. startful
  5. startfulness
  6. starthistle
  7. starthistles
  8. starthroat
  9. starthroats
  10. startin'
  11. starting

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