milk thistle
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milk thistle
noun milk thistles
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Any of the thistles in the genus Silybum, especially Silybum marianum.
Similar: blessed milk thistle, holy thistle, variegated thistle
- Lactuca serriola, prickly lettuce
- Sonchus asper rough milk thistle
- Sonchus arvensis field milk thistle
- Sonchus oleraceus (common sow thistle)
- Sonchus wilmsii
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noun Silybum, Silybum marianum
| 한국어 | 흰무늬엉겅퀴 huinmunuieonggeongkwi |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 大薊 oo-azami |
| Deutsch | Mariendistel |
| Ελληνικά | γαϊδουράγκαθο gaïdourágkatho |
| Русский | расторо́пша rastorópša, расторо́пша пятни́стая rastorópša pjatnístaja |
noun Lactuca serriola
| Ελληνικά | πετρομάρουλο petromároulo |
|---|---|
| Русский | лату́к ди́кий latúk díkij, молока́н molokán |
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title = {milk thistle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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