thistle

«thistle» in Mova's school 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 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

• 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.