thistle

Example Sentences

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If I’m reading my wildflowers handbook right, these were tidy tips, Goldfields, Owl’s Clover, thistle sage, Valley Larkspur, coreopsis, phacelia and hillside daisies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Adidas' iconic three stripes feature along the shoulders and down the sleeves and a purple and green thistle motif, symbolising Scotland's national flower, is on the reverse collar.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

But Russian thistle is a monstrous piece of botanical grotesquerie, loathed by all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

Researchers from the University of Cologne have found a new use for Cnicin, a substance produced in blessed thistle.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

I cut down the path to the terrace below, where the ball is caught in the prickly thistle of a blackberry bush.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko