Scotch thistle
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Clutching her teddy bear, the curly-haired Princess sits upon Newfoundland's new stamp between a Scotch thistle and an English rose.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Lady's Thistle, which some believe to be the true Scotch thistle, is one of the many plants associated with the Virgin.
From Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore by Taylor, Benjamin
The opposition did not want to fight but was intent to discover if the new lad in school would keep his ground saying, like the Scotch thistle, Don't touch me.
From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon
When Australia was first colonised, any sensible man might have foreboded sorrel, cockspur, Scotch thistle, &c., as unwelcome, but unavoidable, adjuncts of settlement.
From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph
Each morning she would twine a Scotch thistle in her hair, and pin a spray of burdock at her heart.
From Nonsense Novels by Leacock, Stephen
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