Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boar thistle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: boar this-tle
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States

Synonyms

bull thistle spear thistle Cirsium vulgare Cirsium lanceolatum

Questions

What does boar thistle mean?: European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States

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