| Definition of 'milk thistle' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sow thistle, milk thistle
any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil
2. (noun) milk thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, holy thistle, blessed thistle, Silybum marianum
tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
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| Definition of 'milk thistle' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. milk thistle
The plant Silybum marianum in the family ASTERACEAE containing the bioflavonoid complex SILYMARIN. For centuries this has been used traditionally to treat liver disease. Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. = Carduus marianus L.
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