Sow Thistle (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Examples
- The garden was overrun with sow thistle, which the gardener carefully removed to prevent it from spreading.
- Sow thistle can be identified by its bright yellow flowers and prickly leaves that contain milky sap.
- In some areas, sow thistle is considered an invasive species and efforts are made to control its spread.
- The field was infested with sow thistle, which was competing with the crops for water and nutrients.
- The botanical name for sow thistle is Sonchus, which includes several species of annual and perennial plants.