wood-thistle en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English wodethystyll, wodþistel, from Old English wuduþistel, equivalent to wood + thistle.
Meanings
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Synonym of tall thistle (Cirsium altissimus, syn. Carduus altissimus)
Within seconds the whole lot had taken on the appearance of a woodthistle's fluffy seedhead.
2005, Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell, The Curse of the Gloamglozer, page 62:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wood-thistles | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| woodthistle | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wood thistle | alternative | lexicographic |