(a) = thistledown, n.; (b) = thistle-head n.
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > thistles > flower-head or down (9) thistle-top1552 (a) = thistledown, n.; (b) = thistle-head n. thistledown1561 The down or pappus which crowns the ‘seeds’ or achenes of the thistle, and by means of which they are carried along by the wind: either… thistle-seed1782 the feathery or pappose ‘seed’ or achene of the thistle. thistle-beard1797 = thistledown, n. thistle-head1839 the flower-head or capitulum of the thistle (in quot. 1839, that of the teasel = 2b above). thistle-tufta1847 = thistledown, n. thistle-ball1855 the globular head of feathery seeds of the thistle. thistle-crown1878 (a) a name for a Scottish gold coin of James VI, bearing the figure of a thistle on the reverse, and worth about 4 shillings; cf. thistle noble n.… thistle-clock1948 |
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