white thistle

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Noun	1.	white thistle - any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America argemone, devil's fig, prickly poppy genus Argemone - prickly poppies Argemone mexicana, Mexican poppy - annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	2.	white thistle - spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico Atriplex lentiformis, quail brush, quail bush saltbush - any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil

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argemone Argemone mexicana Atriplex lentiformis devil's fig genus Argemone Mexican poppy prickly poppy quail brush quail bush saltbush			Born in Zimbabwe, he qualifies to wear the white thistle through his father, who was born in Barrhead, Renfrewshire. Rugby Union: DON'T TURN YOUR BOK ON US TOONY; Coach: Gregor still has ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) But even before Sinkinson and Howarth were put in the dock, Simpson has had to endure two years of rumour and innuendo suggesting he was not qualified to wear the White Thistle. Rugby Union: Simpson Raps Welsh Slurs; I'm in the clear fumes kilted ... by Stephens, Hugh / The Mirror (London, England) Mackay, who qualifies to wear the white thistle through a granny born north of the border, will be named in the 22- strong Scotland squad tomorrow at Tynecastle for the forthcoming Lincoln Rugby League World Cup. Rugby League: GRAHAM'S OUT OF HIS LEAGUE; Leeds cult hero set for ... by Duncan, Roddy / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			white sheep white silk-cotton tree white slave white slaver white slavery White slaving white slime mushroom white snakeroot white snapdragon white space white Spanish broom white spirit white spruce white squall white squire white stick white stork white stringybark white sturgeon white supergiant white supremacist White supremacy white sweet clover White Tai white tail white thistle white tie white tie and tails white titi white toast white trash white trumpet lily white turnip White Van Man white violet white vitriol White Volta white walnut white water white wax tree white wedding white whale White widgeon white willow white wine white wolf white woman white wood aster white yam white zinfandel white zinnia			white supremacy White Supremacy (Eurocentrism) White Supremacy Groups White Suremacy (Eurocentrism) white sweet clover white sweet clover white sweet melilot White Swiss Shepherd Dog Club of Australia White Tai white tail White tail deer White tail deer White tail deer White tail deer White Tail Disease White Tail Resort White tailed Deer White tailed Deer White tailed Deer White tailed kite White Tansy White Tantric Yoga White tar White tar White tar white tellurium White tennis balls White Tern White Terror of the North White Terror of the North white thistle White throated sparrow white thrombus white tie white tie and tails white ties White Tiger Group White Tiger Martial Arts Center White Times white titi white toast White tooth White Tower White Trailer Trash white transmission white trash white trash white trash white trash White Trash Family White Trash Party White Trash Triple Crown White Trash with Money White Trash Wrestling Alliance White tree ear White tree ear fungus White trevally White trillium

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