Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

musk thistle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: musk this-tle
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A biennial herb of species Carduus nutans, in the sunflower family Asteraceae with a large drooping purple flower head, native to parts of Eurasia and North Africa and a common invasive species elsewhere.

Example Sentences

"The Muske-Thistle I haue seene growing about Deptford, and (as far as my memory serues me) it is very like to the third here described: it growes better than a cubit high, with reasonable large leaues, and also heads which are a little soft or downy, large, with purple floures: the heads before the floures open smell strong of muske."
"Musk thistle is spreading rapidly in areas of eastern Idaho, especially in counties bordering Wyoming and Montana. At the present time there are localized infestations extending from Bear Lake to the Lolo Pass in northern Idaho."

Etymology

First attested in 1633; named for the scent of its immature flower heads.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1633

Inflected Forms

musk thistles (plural)

Synonyms

nodding thistle carduus nutans

Questions

What does musk thistle mean?: A biennial herb of species Carduus nutans, in the sunflower family Asteraceae with a large drooping purple flower head, native to parts of Eurasia and North Africa and a common invasive species elsewhere.
Where does musk thistle come from?: First known use: First attested in 1633.

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