sow thistle
[ sou ]
/ saʊ /
noun
any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, especially S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice.
Words nearby sow thistle
sovkhoz,
sovran,
sow,
sow bug,
sow one's wild oats,
sow thistle,
sow wild oats,
sowback,
sowbelly,
sowbread,
sowcar
Example sentences from the Web for sow thistle
In its channel I saw some of the milk or sow-thistle plant growing—the Sonchus oleraceus.
Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration |Ernest GilesTwo species of Sow-thistle (genus Sonchus) are included among our wayside Composites.
Field and Woodland Plants |William S. FurneauxThe Sow-thistle is considered by astrologers to be under the dominion of Venus.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics |Richard Folkard
British Dictionary definitions for sow thistle
sow thistle
/ (saʊ) /
noun
any of various plants of the Old World genus Sonchus, esp S. oleraceus, having milky juice, prickly leaves, and heads of yellow flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
Also called: milk thistle, (NZ) puha, (NZ) rauriki
Word Origin for sow thistle
C13: from
sugethistel, perhaps variant of Old English
thugethistel, thuthistel thowthistle, a dialect name of the sow thistle. See
sow ²,
thistle