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Meanings of blessed thistle in English

Wikidata

Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America.

        Annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers.

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              Examples for "sweet sultan"
              Examples for "sweet sultan"
              1
              Stocks, sweet sultan, and tall wands of evening primrose graded this border up to another shrubbery.
              The Garden, You, and I
              Usage of blessed thistle in English
              1
              I take the entire plant for a tonic and blessed thistle leaves and flowers for the same purpose.
              The Harvester
              2
              To relieve this disagreeable feeling he was in the habit of taking a copious draught of an infusion of " blessed thistle" and ipecacuanha.
              Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
              3
              Blessed thistle is cultivated in Germany, and it is imported to a limited extent.
              Three Acres and Liberty
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