genus silybum

Noun
  1. Small genus of east African herbs (synset 112035853)
    is a type of: asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
    member holonym: blessed thistle, holy thistle, lady's thistle, milk thistle, our lady's mild thistle, silybum marianum - tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
    belongs to: aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
    same as: silybum

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