melancholy thistle
English
Etymology
Once considered a cure for sadness.
Noun
melancholy thistle (plural melancholy thistles)
- Any thistle of species Cirsium helenioides or Cirsium heterophyllum.
References
- “melancholy thistle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- melancholy thistle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cirsium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cirsium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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