Definition of Cirsium arvense

1. Noun. European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada where it is a pernicious weed.

Exact synonyms: Canada Thistle, Creeping Thistle
Generic synonyms: Plume Thistle, Plumed Thistle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cirsium Arvense

Circe
Circe effect
Circean
Circean poison
Circinus
Circis siliquastrum
Circumcellion
Circumcellions
Circus Aeruginosus
Circus cyaneus
Circus pygargus
Cirenaike
Cirneco dell'Etna
Cirripedia
Cirsium
Cirsium arvense (current term)
Cirsium discolor
Cirsium eriophorum
Cirsium flodmanii
Cirsium helenioides
Cirsium heterophylum
Cirsium lanceolatum
Cirsium rivulare
Cirsium vulgare
Cisalpine Gaulish
Cisatlantic
Ciskei
Cisleithan
Cistaceae
Cistercian

Literary usage of Cirsium arvense

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

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William MacKinley Klein (1993)
"Carduus altissimus L. P Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. var. arvense Canada thistle Herbaceous perennial Fields, pastures, roadsides and waste ground. ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Carduus altissimus L. P Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. var. arvense Canada thistle Herbaceous perennial Fields, pastures, roadsides and waste ground. ..."

3. Alternative Farming Systems by K. Schnieder (1994)
"92 NAL Call No: 79.8 W41 Efficiency and economics of herbicides for Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) control in no- tlll spring wheat (Triticum aestivum). ..."

4. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"... Cirsium arvense, radical leaves of Lappa grandiflora. In most cases oil passages are present in the leaves, and especially as direct continuations or ..."

5. Letters on the Diseases of Plantsby Nathan Augustus Cobb by Nathan Augustus Cobb (1904)
"Germinating spore of Uredo suaveolens. Pers.; x 460. 1O- Uredo suaveolens, Pers., in Cirsium arvense; x 430. ... from leaves of Cirsium arvense ; x460. 12. ..."

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