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tumble thistle

tumble thistle noun: a thistle-like herb of genus Gundelia, especially species Gundelia tournefortii, native to the Middle East, the seedpods of which break off and disperse by tumbling across the ground.

Noun

tumble thistle (plural tumble thistles)

  1. A thistle-like herb of genus Gundelia, especially species Gundelia tournefortii, native to the Middle East, the seedpods of which break off and disperse by tumbling across the ground.

Forms of tumble thistle

pluraltumble thistles

Questions about tumble thistle

What does tumble thistle mean?
Tumble thistle means a thistle-like herb of genus Gundelia, especially species Gundelia tournefortii, native to the Middle East, the seedpods of which break off and disperse by tumbling across the ground.
What part of speech is tumble thistle?
Tumble thistle is a noun.
What is the plural of tumble thistle?
The plural of tumble thistle is tumble thistles.

Words near tumble thistle in the dictionary

  1. tumble motors
  2. tumble mustard
  3. tumble on
  4. tumble ringwing
  5. tumble ringwings
  6. tumble thistle
  7. tumble to
  8. tumble together
  9. tumble turn
  10. tumble turns
  11. tumble up

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