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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

plant, flora, plant life go
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

vascular plant, tracheophyte go
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms

weed go
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

thistle
any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves

noun.plant

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welted thistle, Carduus crispus go
European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches
musk thistle, nodding thistle, Carduus nutans go
Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads
carline thistle go
a thistle of the genus Carlina
plume thistle, plumed thistle go
any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads
field thistle, Cirsium discolor go
stout North American thistle with purplish-pink flower heads
melancholy thistle, Cirsium heterophylum, Cirsium helenioides go
perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of reddish-purple flowers
sweet sultan, blessed thistle, Cnicus benedictus go
annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers
woolly thistle, cotton thistle, Scotch thistle, Onopordum acanthium, Onopordon acanthium go
biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers
golden thistle go
any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads