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milk thistle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
milk this-tle
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the thistles in the genus Silybum, especially Silybum marianum.

noun

Lactuca serriola, prickly lettuce

noun

Various plants of genus Sonchus (sow thistles) with milky sap:

noun

Various plants of genus Sonchus (sow thistles) with milky sap:

noun

Various plants of genus Sonchus (sow thistles) with milky sap:

noun

Various plants of genus Sonchus (sow thistles) with milky sap:

Inflected Forms

milk thistles (plural)

Synonyms

blessed milk thistle holy thistle variegated thistle lady's thistle our lady's mild thistle blessed thistle silybum marianum sow thistle

Questions

What does milk thistle mean?
Any of the thistles in the genus Silybum, especially Silybum marianum.

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