"Russian thistle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Russian thistles [plural]
Etymology: From Russian + thistle: believed to have been introduced to North America from Russia, and is prickly like a thistle. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Russian}} Russian, {{m|en|thistle}} thistle Head templates: {{en-noun}} Russian thistle (plural Russian thistles)
  1. 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. Categories (lifeform): Amaranths and goosefoots Synonyms (Salsola tragus): prickly Russian thistle Derived forms: barbwire Russian thistle (taxonomic: Salsola paulsenii), opposite-leaf Russian thistle (taxonomic: Soda inermis), shrubby Russian thistle (english: now Nitrosalsola vermiculata), slender Russian thistle (taxonomic: Salsola collina) Translations (Salsola tragus): idänotakilokki (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-Russian_thistle-en-noun-mUPED6T5 Disambiguation of Amaranths and goosefoots: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'Salsola tragus': 64 36 Disambiguation of 'Salsola tragus': 64 36
  2. (Australia) Salsola australis Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-Russian_thistle-en-noun-o5jGQaTu Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50

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