Russian thistle en · NOUN
Etymology
From Russian + thistle: believed to have been introduced to North America from Russia, and is prickly like a thistle.
Meanings
- Any of several species of genus Salsola and its close relatives, prickly shrublike annuals, especially Salsola tragus (syn. Kali tragus, which is the best-known kind of tumbleweed in the US.
- (Australia) Salsola australis
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian thistles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
shrubby Russian thistle · opposite-leaf Russian thistle · slender Russian thistle · barbwire Russian thistle
Synonyms
prickly Russian thistle (Salsola tragus)
Translations (1)
fi idänotakilokki (Salsola tragus)