Milk Thistle (Noun)
Meaning 1
Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Milk thistle is a plant that has been used for centuries to treat a variety of health problems, including liver disease and digestive issues.
- The herbal supplement contained milk thistle extract, which was said to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
- In some parts of the world, milk thistle is considered a weed, but it is also cultivated for its medicinal uses.
- The garden was overrun with milk thistle, its tall stalks and purple flowers towering above the other plants.
- Milk thistle seeds are often used to make a natural remedy for liver damage and other health problems.
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Meaning 2
Any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.