musk thistle

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noun

a composite plant, Carduus nutans, having heads of nodding, rose-purple flowers, introduced into the U.S. from Eurasia.

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Origin of musk thistle

First recorded in 1725–35

Nothing could better describe the differences between Branson and Musk than these two events.
Tycoons in Space: One in Orbit and One Still Grounded|Clive Irving|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Richard Branson and Elon Musk have taken very different paths in their race to the heavens.
Tycoons in Space: One in Orbit and One Still Grounded|Clive Irving|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Musk is there, too, having taken a three-year lease at Spaceport for testing reusable rockets.
Tycoons in Space: One in Orbit and One Still Grounded|Clive Irving|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like Ford, Musk started by building a high-end sports car that would be a toy for the ultra-rich.
From the Model T to the Model S|The Daily Beast|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At first blush, Henry Ford, the founder of Ford, and Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors, would seem to have little in common.
From the Model T to the Model S|The Daily Beast|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The spotted fawn, the musk-deer, gazelles and antelopes, all seemed to answer the call of the music.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Having done this, add a quarter of an ounce of essence of lemon; half-a-drachm of musk, and half-a-drachm of oil of thyme.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
After the boiling has ceased, but before it is cold, add one gill of spirits of wine, and a grain of musk.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Muske-catthe civet-cat; applied as a term of contempt to a fop, as being a person perfumed with musk.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
THE generality of naturalists are of opinion that the perfume called civet, or musk, is furnished only by one species of animals.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon