woolly thistle

woolly thistle
n
1. biennial eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in north america [syn: cotton thistle , scotch thistle, onopordum acanthium, onopordon acanthium ]


2. thistle of western north america having white woolly leaves [syn: cirsium flodmanii]

Noun
1. biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America
(synonym) cotton thistle, Scotch thistle, Onopordum acanthium, Onopordon acanthium
(hypernym) thistle
(member-holonym) Onopordum, genus Onopordum, Onopordon, genus Onopordon
2. thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves
(synonym) Cirsium flodmanii
(hypernym) plume thistle, plumed thistle
(hyponym) European woolly thistle, Cirsium eriophorum

(Onopordon acanthium, Onopordum acanthium) cardo borriquero, cardo yesquero, toba, acantio