thistle 音标拼音: [θ'ɪsəl]
n . 蓟
蓟
thistle n 1 :
any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly -
edged leaves Thistle \
This "
tle \,
n . [
OE .
thistil ,
AS . [
thorn ]
istel ;
akin to D . &
G .
distel ,
OHG .
distila ,
distil ,
Icel . [
thorn ]
istill ,
Sw .
tistel ,
Dan .
tidsel ;
of uncertain origin .] (
Bot .)
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
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 }.
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Thistle bird } (
Zool .),
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 } (
Zool .),
a handsomely colored American butterfly ({
Vanessa cardui })
whose larva feeds upon thistles ; --
called also {
painted lady }.
{
Thistle cock } (
Zool .),
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 } (
Zool .),
the goldfinch ; --
so called from its fondness for thistle seeds . [
Prov .
Eng .]
{
Thistle funnel },
a funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth .
[
1913 Webster ]
71 Moby Thesaurus words for "
thistle ":
armory ,
badge ,
badge of office ,
badges ,
baton ,
blazonry ,
bramble ,
brassard ,
brier ,
bristle ,
burr ,
button ,
cactus ,
cap and gown ,
catchweed ,
chain ,
chain of office ,
class ring ,
cleavers ,
cockade ,
collar ,
cross ,
decoration ,
dress ,
eagle ,
emblems ,
ensigns ,
fasces ,
figurehead ,
fleur -
de -
lis ,
goose grass ,
hammer and sickle ,
heraldry ,
insignia ,
lapel pin ,
livery ,
mace ,
mantle ,
markings ,
medal ,
mortarboard ,
needle ,
nettle ,
old school tie ,
pin ,
pine needle ,
prickle ,
quill ,
regalia ,
ring ,
rose ,
school ring ,
shamrock ,
sigillography ,
skull and crossbones ,
sphragistics ,
spicule ,
spiculum ,
spike ,
spikelet ,
spine ,
staff ,
sticker ,
swastika ,
tartan ,
thorn ,
tie ,
uniform ,
verge ,
wand ,
yucca Thistle (
1 .)
Heb .
hoah (
2 Kings 14 :
9 ;
Job 31 :
40 ).
In Job 41 :
2 the Hebrew word is rendered "
thorn ,"
but in the Revised Version "
hook ."
It is also rendered "
thorn "
in 2 Chr .
33 :
11 ;
Prov .
26 :
9 ;
Cant .
2 :
2 ;
"
brambles "
in Isa .
34 :
13 .
It is supposed to be a variety of the wild plum -
tree ,
but by some it is regarded as the common thistle ,
of which there are many varieties in Palestine .
(
2 .)
Heb .
dardar ,
meaning "
a plant growing luxuriantly " (
Gen .
3 :
18 ;
Hos .
10 :
8 );
Gr .
tribolos , "
a triple point " (
Matt .
7 :
16 ;
Heb .
6 :
8 , "
brier ,"
R .
V . "
thistle ").
This was probably the star -
thistle ,
called by botanists Centaurea calcitropa ,
or "
caltrops ,"
a weed common in corn -
fields . (
See {
THORNS }.)
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