"spear thistle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spear thistles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spear thistle (plural spear thistles)
  1. A biennial herb, Cirsium vulgare. Wikipedia link: spear thistle Categories (lifeform): Thistles Synonyms: bull thistle, plumed thistle, roadside thistle Translations (Cirsium vulgare): astakardu (Basque), llobacarda [feminine] (Catalan), lloba [feminine] (Catalan), piikkiohdake (Finnish), Lanzett-Kratzdistel [feminine] (German), feochadán colgach [masculine] (Irish), azeeʼ hókániitsoh (Navajo), cluaran-deilgneach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), marchysgallen [feminine] (Welsh)

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