| woolly thistle 
 
 1. thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves
 • Syn:
 Cirsium flodmanii
 • Hypernyms:
 plume thistle, plumed thistle
 • Hyponyms:
 European woolly thistle, Cirsium eriophorum
 2. biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers;
 naturalized in North America
 • Syn:
 cotton thistle, Scotch thistle, Onopordum acanthium, Onopordon acanthium
 • Hypernyms:
 thistle
 • Member Holonyms:
 Onopordum, genus Onopordum, Onopordon, genus Onopordon
 
 
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