Definition of Carduus crispus

1. Noun. European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches.

Exact synonyms: Welted Thistle
Generic synonyms: Thistle
Group relationships: Carduus, Genus Carduus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carduus Crispus

Cardiovirus
Cardium
Cardium edule
Cardizem
Carducci
Carduelinae
Carduelis
Carduelis cannabina
Carduelis carduelis
Carduelis cucullata
Carduelis flammea
Carduelis hornemanni
Carduelis spinus
Carduus
Carduus crispus (current term)
Carduus nutans
Care Bear
Care Bears
Care Sunday
Carelian
Caren
Caretta
Caretta caretta
Carew
Carex
Carex arenaria
Carex pseudocyperus
Carey
Carey Coombs murmur

Literary usage of Carduus crispus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1885)
"Carduus crispus L. grows on the Brighton side of the steep Chalk Hill on the North of Reigate, Surrey. — I gathered, while walking up this hill on July 8., ..."

2. Companion to the Botanical Magazine by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1835)
"Carduus crispus, Linn. — This plant was introduced into the British Flora on the authority of specimens gathered at Reigate Hill, Surrey, ..."

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