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sow thistle

/ˈsaʊ ˌθɪsl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
sow this-tle
IPA
/ˈsaʊ ˌθɪsl̩/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the thistles in one of the genera Cicerbita and Sonchus.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

sow thistles (plural)

Phrases

alpine blue sowthistle common sow thistle creeping sow thistle field sow thistle perennial European sow thistle prickly sow thistle spiny sow thistle

Synonyms

milk thistle

Questions

How do you pronounce sow thistle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaʊ ˌθɪsl̩/.
What does sow thistle mean?
Any of the thistles in one of the genera Cicerbita and Sonchus.

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