Canada thistle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Canada thistle
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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Canada thistle, a spindly purple-flowered weed native to southeastern Europe, likely came to North America in the 1600s in a batch of contaminated seed or in the ballast of a ship.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2022
Today, 140 years later, Canada thistle is a Class C noxious weed in Washington.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2022
They are targeting Johnson grass, giant foxtail, Canada thistle, nodding thistle, common teasel, multiflora rose, Amur honeysuckle, poison hemlock, marestail, Japanese knotweed and kudzu.
From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2021
The state’s contractor, Ed’s Plant World of Brandywine, is going after porcelain-berry, kudzu, Canada thistle and mile-a-minute weed, among other species.
From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2016
Look you," he added, coming to a dead halt where he was; "look you, I have been called a Canada thistle.
From The Confidence-Man by Melville, Herman
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