Definitions for thistle
ˈθɪs əlthis·tle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. thistlenoun

   any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thistlenoun

   Any of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.

2. thistlenoun

   This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.

3. thistlenoun

   The Order of the Thistle, or membership thereof.

4. Etymology: From þistel, from þistilaz. *þīh- from *teyg-, which is a variant of steyg-; from this same Proto-Indo-European root comes English stick. Cognates include German Distel and Icelandic þistill.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thistle goldennoun

   A plant.

   The golden thistle hath the appearance of a thistle: the flower consists of many half florets, which rest on the embrios; each of these are separated by a thin leaf, and on the top of each embrio is fastened a little leaf. Philip Miller.

2. Thistlenoun

   carduus, Lat. A prickly weed growing in corn fields.

   Etymology: þistel , Saxon; diestel, Dutch;

   The leaves of the thistle grow alternately on the branches, and are prickly; and the heads are, for the most part, squamose and prickly. Philip Miller.

   Hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs. William Shakespeare.

   Get you some carduus benedictus, and lay it to your heart. ———— There thou prick’st her with a thistle. William Shakespeare.

   Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth. John Milton.

   Tough thistles choak’d the fields, and kill’d the corn,
   And an unthrifty crop of weeds was born. Dryden.

   Rie grass will kill thistles. John Mortimer, Husb.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thistle

   Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all over the plant – on the stem and on the flat parts of the leaves. These prickles are an adaptation that protects the plant from being eaten by herbivores. Typically, an involucre with a clasping shape similar to a cup or urn subtends each of a thistle's flower heads. The comparative amount of spininess varies dramatically by species. For example, Cirsium heterophyllum has minimal spininess while Cirsium spinosissimum is the opposite. Typically, species adapted to dry environments have greater spininess. The term thistle is sometimes taken to mean precisely those plants in the tribe Cardueae (synonym: Cynareae), especially the genera Carduus, Cirsium, and Onopordum. However, plants outside this tribe are sometimes called thistles. Biennial thistles are particularly noteworthy for their high wildlife value, producing such things as copious floral resources for pollinators, nourishing seeds for birds like the goldfinch, foliage for butterfly larvae, and down for the lining of birds' nests.A thistle is the floral emblem of Scotland and Lorraine, as well as the emblem of the Encyclopædia Britannica.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thistle

   A thistle is a type of flowering plant characterized by its prickly leaves and stems, belonging to the family Asteraceae. Often considered as weeds, they are known for their brightly colored purple or pink flowers and are found in various regions worldwide. Some species are used for their medicinal properties, while others, like the artichoke, are edible.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thistlenoun

   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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thistle

   Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles often occur all over the plant – on surfaces such as those of the stem and flat parts of leaves. These are an adaptation that protects the plant against herbivorous animals, discouraging them from feeding on the plant. Typically, an involucre with a clasping shape of a cup or urn subtends each of a thistle's flowerheads. The term thistle is sometimes taken to mean exactly those plants in the tribe Cynareae, especially the genera Carduus, Cirsium, and Onopordum. However, plants outside this tribe are sometimes called thistles, and if this is done thistles would form a polyphyletic group. Thistle is the floral emblem of Scotland.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thistle

   this′l, n. a genus of prickly plants.—n. This′tle-down, the tufted feathery bristles of the seeds of the thistle.—adj. This′tly, overgrown with thistles. [A.S. thistel; Ger. distel.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. THISTLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Thistle is ranked #24762 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Thistle surname appeared 1,006 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Thistle.
   
   94.4% or 950 total occurrences were White.
   2.3% or 24 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 11 total occurrences were Black.
   0.7% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Weed

Anagrams for thistle »

1. Lettish

2. listeth

3. lithest

4. shittle

How to pronounce thistle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thistle in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thistle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of thistle in a Sentence

1. Frances Hodgson Burnett:

   Where you tend a rose, my lad, a thistle may not grow.

2. Abraham Lincoln:

   All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.

3. Gabrielle Francis:

   You want to wake up and have some protein and drink tons and tons of water and maybe some herbal teas that help to protect the liver like milk thistle, dandelion tea and green tea.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=thistle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thistle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=thistle
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thistle
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thistle
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=thistle
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=thistle
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html