white thistle

Noun
  1. Any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods;
    Chiefly of tropical America (synset 111923178)
    is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
    subtypes: argemone mexicana, mexican poppy - annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico
    belongs to: genus argemone - prickly poppies
    same as: argemone, devil's fig, prickly poppy
  2. Spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico (synset 111851990)
    is a type of: saltbush - any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil
    same as: atriplex lentiformis, quail brush, quail bush

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