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1. sow_thistle
noun. 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.
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2. yellow_star-thistle
noun. European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States.
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3. thistle
noun. ['ˈθɪsəl'] any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves.
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- thistle (English)
- þistel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. sow
verb. ['ˈsaʊ, ˈsoʊ'] place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth.
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- sow (English)
- sawan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- sowe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sugu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. sow
verb. ['ˈsaʊ, ˈsoʊ'] introduce into an environment.
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- sow (English)
- sawan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- sowe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sugu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. sow
verb. ['ˈsaʊ, ˈsoʊ'] place seeds in or on (the ground).
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- sow (English)
- sawan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- sowe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sugu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))