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musk thistle

noun

Definition of MUSK THISTLE

:  a Eurasian thistle (Carduus nutans) that has nodding musky flower heads and is naturalized in eastern North America
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First Known Use of MUSK THISTLE

circa 1731

Rhymes with MUSK THISTLE

abyssal, bull thistle, cruise missile, dickcissel, dismissal, epistle, globe thistle, star thistle, wolf whistle

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