bull thistle
noun
a tall, spiny thistle, Cirsium vulgare, having heads of pink to purple flowers: a common weed in North America.
Origin of bull thistle
1First recorded in 1860–65
Words Nearby bull thistle
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How to use bull thistle in a sentence
Who picked out that old cross between a split-saw and a bull-thistle to umpire this muster?
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