"melancholy thistle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: melancholy thistles [plural]
Etymology: Once considered a cure for sadness. Head templates: {{en-noun}} melancholy thistle (plural melancholy thistles)
  1. Any thistle of species Cirsium helenioides or Cirsium heterophyllum.
    Sense id: en-melancholy_thistle-en-noun-riZ2S2UN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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