thistle

«thistle» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a wild plant with prickly leaves and stems and a round… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a thistle, thistles)

meaning for a pupil

A thistle is a wild plant with prickly leaves and stems and a round purple (sometimes yellow or white) flower head; its seeds float on fluffy down. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Thistles and thorns are part of the curse on the ground after Adam's sin, making farming hard. Interpretation: Tradition reads this as the start of human toil: bread now comes only by sweat and hard work. In the primary lessons: In science and nature lessons, thistles show how plants protect themselves with prickles and spread seeds by the wind. In history and culture, the thistle is the national emblem of Scotland. Butterflies and goldfinches love thistles. Phrases: «thistle down», «the Scottish thistle», «prickly as a thistle».

examples

• Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. (Torah GEN.3.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and noisome weeds instead of barley. (Writings JOB.31.40, JPS 1917) tree →
• And, lo, it was all grown over with thistles, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. (Writings PRO.24.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of wild-dogs, an enclosure for ostriches. (Prophets ISA.34.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• I stung my hand on a prickly thistle. tree →
• The thistle is the symbol of Scotland. tree →
• Goldfinches eat thistle seeds. tree →
• Thistle down floated across the field. tree →
• Butterflies landed on the purple thistles. tree →
• Donkeys will sometimes eat thistles. tree →

note

Spelling: silent t in the middle — «thistle», said «THISS-ul». Countable.

In the corpora

• Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
• Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and noisome weeds instead of barley.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «thistle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.