Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "thistle" can be used as noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Canada thistle European swamp thistle Indian thistle Italian thistle Kansas thistle Marian thistle Mary thistle Mediterranean milk thistle Plymouth thistle Russian thistle Saint Mary's thistle Scotch thistle Watling Street thistle artichoke thistle blessed milk thistle blessed thistle bull thistle burr thistle carline thistle common sow thistle corn thistle cotton thistle creeping thistle curly plumeless thistle dwarf thistle edible thistle fuller's thistle globe thistle golden thistle hare's thistle hedgehog thistle marsh thistle melancholy thistle milk thistle musk thistle nodding thistle pasture thistle pine thistle plumed thistle roadside thistle shore thistle slough thistle soldier thistle sow thistle sow-thistle spear thistle star thistle star-thistle starthistle stemless thistle tall thistle thistle butterfly thistle button thistle crown thistle funnel thistle sage thistle tube thistledown thistlefinch thistly tumble thistle variegated thistle way thistle welted thistle wood-thistle woodthistle (Cirsium altissimus yellow thistle

Etymologically Related To

stick

Context

heraldiccharge

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

weed

Type Of (IsA)

north sea oilfield weed

Related Terms

bract carduus charge cirsium composite cynara emblem flower head genera leaves national order of thistle perennial plant prickly scotland showy

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.