milk thistle

English

Noun

milk thistle (plural milk thistles)

Any of the thistles in the genus Silybum, especially Silybum marianum.
Various thistle-like plants with milky sap:
1. Lactuca serriola, prickly lettuce
2. Sonchus oleraceus, smooth sowthistle

Synonyms

(Silybum marianum): blessed milkthistle, holy thistle, variegated thistle

Translations

thistle

Greek: αγριαγκινάρα (el) f (agriagkinára), γαϊδουράγκαθο (el) n (gaïdourágkatho)
Irish: feochadán Muire m

Russian: расторо́пша (ru) f (rastorópša)
Scottish Gaelic: (Silybum marianum) fòghnan-breac m

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