Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holy thistle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: holy this-tle
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America

Synonyms

milk thistle lady's thistle Our Lady's mild thistle blessed thistle Silybum marianum

Questions

What does holy thistle mean?: tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America

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