English-Thai Dictionary

thistle

N พืช ไม้ มี หนาม จำพวก  Cirsium Carduus Onopordum phud-mai-me-nam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THISTLE

n.this'l. The common name of numerous prickly plants of the class Syngenesia, and several genera; as the common corn thistle, or Canada thistle, of the genus Serratula or Cnicus; the spear thistle of the genus Cnicus; the milk thistle of the genus Carduus; the blessed thistle of the genus Centaurea; the globe thistle of the genus Echinops; the cotton thistle of the genus Onopordon; and the sow thistle of the genus Sonchus. The name is also given to other prickly plants not of the class Syngenesia; as the fuller's thistle or teasel of the genus Dipsacus, and the melon thistle and torch thistle of the genus Cactus. One species of thistle, (Cnicus arvensis,) grows in fields among grain, and is extremely troublesome to farmers. It is called in America the Canada thistle, as it first appeared in Canada, where it was probably introduced from France, as it abounds in Normandy, and also in England. A larger species in America (Cnicus lanceolatus,) is indigenous, but it spreads slowly and gives no trouble.
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring froth to thee. Genesis 3:18.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

THISTLE

This "tle, n. Etym: [OE. thistil, AS. þistel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. þistill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants. Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, so named because it was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of venomous creatures. -- Bull thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus, the common large thistle of neglected pastures. -- Canada thistle, Cnicus arvensis, a native of Europe, but introduced into the United States from Canada. -- Cotton thistle, Onopordon Acanthium. -- Fuller's thistle, the teasel. -- Globe thistle, Melon thistle, etc. See under Globe, Melon, etc. -- Pine thistle, Atractylis gummifera, a native of the Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the involucre. -- Scotch thistle, either the cotton thistle, or the musk thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national emblems of Scotland. -- Sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus. -- Spear thistle. Same as Bull thistle. -- Star thistle, a species of Centaurea. See Centaurea. -- Torch thistle, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. See Cereus. -- Yellow thistle, Cincus horridulus. Thistle bird (Zoöl.), the American goldfinch, or yellow-bird (Spinus tristis ); -- so called on account of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under Goldfinch. -- Thistle butterfly (Zoöl.), a handsomely colored American butterfly (Vanessa cardui ) whose larva feeds upon thistles; -- called also painted lady. -- Thistle cock (Zoöl.), the corn bunting (Emberiza militaria ). [Prov. Eng. ] -- Thistle crown, a gold coin of England of the reign of James I., worth four shillings. -- Thistle finch (Zoöl.), the goldfinch; -- so called from its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng. ] -- Thistle funnel, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

thistle

this tle |ˈTHisəl ˈθɪsəl | ▶noun 1 a widely distributed herbaceous plant of the daisy family, which typically has a prickly stem and leaves and rounded heads of purple flowers. [Carlina, Cirsium, Carduus, and other genera, family Compositae: numerous species, including bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare ) and nodding (or musk ) thistle (Carduus nutans ).] 2 a plant of this type as the Scottish national emblem. [This is usually identified as the Scotch (or cotton ) thistle (Onopordum acanthium ).] DERIVATIVES this tly |ˈTHis (ə )lē |adjective ORIGIN Old English thistel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch distel and German Distel .

 

thistledown

this tle down |ˈTHisəlˌdoun ˈθɪsəlˌdaʊn | ▶noun light fluffy down that is attached to thistle seeds, enabling them to be blown about in the wind.

 

Oxford Dictionary

thistle

thistle |ˈθɪs (ə )l | ▶noun 1 a widely distributed herbaceous plant of the daisy family, which typically has a prickly stem and leaves and rounded heads of purple flowers. ●Carlina, Carduus, and other genera, family Compositae. 2 a plant of the thistle type as the Scottish national emblem. ●This is usually identified as the cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium ). DERIVATIVES thistly adjective ORIGIN Old English thistel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch distel and German Distel .

 

Thistle, Order of the

Thistle, Order of the see Order of the Thistle.

 

thistledown

thistledown |ˈθɪs (ə )ldaʊn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] light fluffy down which is attached to thistle seeds, enabling them to be blown about in the wind.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

thistle

this tle /θɪ́s (ə )l /名詞 C 〘植 〙アザミ 〘とげのあるキク科の野草; スコットランドの国花 〙.