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Distel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cardoon noun Any member of the species Cynara cardunculus of prickly perennial plants which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable, related to the artichoke.
  • thistle noun A prickly plant with sharp-edged leaves and a spiky flower head, often purple.

Senses

Distel is used for these senses in English:

  • cardoon Any of species Cynara cardunculus of prickly perennial plants which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable, related to the artichoke.
  • thistle This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.

thistle — full definition

  1. noun A prickly plant with sharp-edged leaves and a spiky flower head, often purple.
  2. noun The thistle plant as the national emblem of Scotland.

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