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Rarethistle
The correct spelling is thistle.
How to pronounce thistle
/θɪsl̩/
nounIPA: /θɪsl̩/
Say it like: Thi-stl-e
The correct spelling is thistle. Any of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara, or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
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Definition
noun
- 1.Any of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara, or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
- 2.This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.
- 3.This plant used as a charge.
- 4.The Order of the Thistle, or membership thereof.
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