thistlelike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

thistle +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

thistlelike (comparative more thistlelike, superlative most thistlelike)

  1. Having the form or characteristics of a thistle
    • 2009 June 12, Dwight Garner, “Living Off the Land, Surrounded by Asphalt”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      The thistlelike leaves of artichokes glowed silver.
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