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Definition of Scotch thistle

Scotch thistle
Scotch Scotch, a. [Cf. Scottish.] Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish. Scotch broom (Bot.), the Cytisus scoparius. See Broom. Scotch dipper, or Scotch duck (Zo["o]l.), the bufflehead; -- called also Scotch teal, and Scotchman. Scotch fiddle, the itch. [Low] --Sir W. Scott. Scotch mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain. Scotch nightingale (Zo["o]l.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.] Scotch pebble. See under pebble. Scotch pine (Bot.) See Riga fir. Scotch thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle (Onopordon acanthium); -- so called from its being the national emblem of the Scotch.

Meaning of Scotch thistle from wikipedia

- Onopordum acanthium (cotton thistle, Scotch (or Scottish) thistle) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and Western Asia...
- Mary thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle (though not to be confused with Onopordum acanthium...
- blessed thistle Cynara – artichoke, cardoon Echinops – globe thistle Notobasis – Syrian thistle Onopordum – cotton thistle, also known as Scots or Scotch thistle...
- [citation needed] Common names include bull thistle, Scots, Scottish, or Scotch thistle, and common thistle. The stems can be peeled (removing their spiny...
- Species Onopordum acanthium L. - Cotton thistle, Scotch thistle, Scotch common-thistle, heraldic thistle, woolly thistle - widespread across Europe and temperate...
- also particularly helpful for the establishment of bumblebee colonies. Thistles that are considered noxious weeds in the US and elsewhere, such as Cirsium...
- the flax, orange lily, or shamrock. [citation needed] Scotland – the Scotch thistle, Scottish bluebell (harebell), or heather.[citation needed] Wales –...
- control scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium, an invasive weed. Joe Balciunas (2007). "Lixus cardui, a biological control agent for scotch thistle (Onopordum...
- source appears in the form of a Scots proverb, "Ye maunna tramp on the Scotch thistle, laddie", this being immortalised in marble by Glasgow monumental sculptors...
- several introduced species, including capeweed (Arctotheca calendula), Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium), and lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). The adults...