thistle
noun/ˈθɪsl/
/ˈθɪsl/
- a wild plant with leaves with sharp points and purple, yellow or white flowers made up of a mass of narrow petals pointing upwards. The thistle is the national symbol of Scotland.Topics Plants and treesc2More Like This Silent lettersSilent lettersWord OriginOld English thistel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch distel and German Distel.
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