shore thistle

English

Noun

shore thistle (usually uncountable, plural shore thistles)

Any thistle of genus Carduus found along a shore, known to cause poisoning of ruminants.
A thistle of the species Carduus tenuiflorus.

Synonyms

(Carduus tenuiflorus): sheep thistle, slender thistle, slender-flower thistle, winged slender thistle, winged thistle

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