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    Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially thoseof the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is often alsoapplied to other prickly plants. Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus,so named because it was formerly considered an antidote to the biteof venomous creatures.-- Bull thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus, the common large thistle ofneglected pastures.-- Canada thistle, Cnicus arvensis, a native of Europe, butintroduced into the United States from Canada.-- Cotton thistle, Onopordon Acanthium.-- Fuller's thistle, the teasel.-- Globe thistle, Melon thistle, etc. See under Globe, Melon, etc.-- Pine thistle, Atractylis gummifera, a native of the Mediterraneanregion. A vicid gum resin flows from the involucre.-- Scotch thistle, either the cotton thistle, or the musk thistle,or the spear thistle; -- all used national emblems of Scotland.-- Sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus.-- Spear thistle. Same as Bull thistle.-- Star thistle, a species of Centaurea. See Centaurea.-- Torch thistle, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. SeeCereus.-- Yellow thistle, Cincus horridulus. Thistle bird (Zoöl.), theAmerican goldfinch, or yellow-bird (Spinus tristis); -- so called onaccount of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. underGoldfinch.-- Thistle butterfly (Zoöl.), a handsomely colored Americanbutterfly (Vanessa cardui) whose larva feeds upon thistles; -- calledalso painted lady.-- Thistle cock (Zoöl.), the corn bunting (Emberiza militaria).[Prov. Eng.] -- Thistle crown, a gold coin of England of the reign ofJames I., worth four shillings.-- Thistle finch (Zoöl.), the goldfinch; -- so called from itsfondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.] -- Thistle funnel, a funnelhaving a bulging body and flaring mouth.

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        A widely distributed herbaceous plant of the daisy family, which typically has a prickly stem and leaves and rounded heads of purple flowers.

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