thistle
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
Types & categories
- weed hypernym
- welted thistle hyponym
- musk thistle hyponym
- carline thistle hyponym
- plume thistle hyponym
- field thistle hyponym
- melancholy thistle hyponym
- sweet sultan hyponym
- woolly thistle hyponym
- golden thistle hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Compositae member holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Compositae |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | weed |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | welted thistle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | musk thistle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | carline thistle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | plume thistle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | field thistle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | melancholy thistle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sweet sultan |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | woolly thistle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | golden thistle |