Definition of lady's thistle in English:

lady's thistle

(also ladies thistle, ladies' thistle)

noun ˌleɪdɪz ˈθɪsl

A southern European milk thistle, Silybum marianum, with white-blotched leaves.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Langham (fl. 1597), doctor and herbalist. In some forms from lady + thistle, perhaps originally reflecting a genitive compound with unmarked first element; it has been suggested that the plant was so called because the white spots on its leaves were popularly supposed to have been caused by the Virgin Mary's milk dripping on them, but there appears to be no early evidence from 16th- or 17th-cent. herbals to support this suggestion. In some forms from the genitive of lady + thistle, although the first element is sometimes apprehended as plural. Compare Dutch vrouwendistel, German Mariendistel, (regional) Frauendistel, Swedish mariatistel, Danish marietidsel, etc.

Definition of lady's thistle in US English:

lady's thistle

(also ladies thistle, ladies' thistle)

nounˌleɪdɪz ˈθɪsl

A southern European milk thistle, Silybum marianum, with white-blotched leaves.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Langham (fl. 1597), doctor and herbalist. In some forms from lady + thistle, perhaps originally reflecting a genitive compound with unmarked first element; it has been suggested that the plant was so called because the white spots on its leaves were popularly supposed to have been caused by the Virgin Mary's milk dripping on them, but there appears to be no early evidence from 16th- or 17th-cent. herbals to support this suggestion. In some forms from the genitive of lady + thistle, although the first element is sometimes apprehended as plural. Compare Dutch vrouwendistel, German Mariendistel, (regional) Frauendistel, Swedish mariatistel, Danish marietidsel, etc.

单词	lady's thistle
释义	Definition of lady's thistle in English: lady's thistle (also ladies thistle, ladies' thistle) noun ˌleɪdɪz ˈθɪsl A southern European milk thistle, Silybum marianum, with white-blotched leaves. Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Langham (fl. 1597), doctor and herbalist. In some forms from lady + thistle, perhaps originally reflecting a genitive compound with unmarked first element; it has been suggested that the plant was so called because the white spots on its leaves were popularly supposed to have been caused by the Virgin Mary's milk dripping on them, but there appears to be no early evidence from 16th- or 17th-cent. herbals to support this suggestion. In some forms from the genitive of lady + thistle, although the first element is sometimes apprehended as plural. Compare Dutch vrouwendistel, German Mariendistel, (regional) Frauendistel, Swedish mariatistel, Danish marietidsel, etc. Definition of lady's thistle in US English: lady's thistle (also ladies thistle, ladies' thistle) nounˌleɪdɪz ˈθɪsl A southern European milk thistle, Silybum marianum, with white-blotched leaves. Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Langham (fl. 1597), doctor and herbalist. In some forms from lady + thistle, perhaps originally reflecting a genitive compound with unmarked first element; it has been suggested that the plant was so called because the white spots on its leaves were popularly supposed to have been caused by the Virgin Mary's milk dripping on them, but there appears to be no early evidence from 16th- or 17th-cent. herbals to support this suggestion. In some forms from the genitive of lady + thistle, although the first element is sometimes apprehended as plural. Compare Dutch vrouwendistel, German Mariendistel, (regional) Frauendistel, Swedish mariatistel, Danish marietidsel, etc.
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