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sow thistle

Meaning of "sow thistle" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOW THISTLE

From sugethistel, perhaps variant of Old English thugethistel, thuthistel thowthistle, a dialect name of the sow thistle.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SOW THISTLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOW THISTLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sow thistle is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SOW THISTLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sow thistle

Sow thistle most often refers to yellow flowered, thistle-like plants in the genus Sonchus Sow thistle may also refer to ▪ Cicerbita, a genus of plants related to Sonchus, with blue, white, or yellow flowers.

Definition of sow thistle in the English dictionary

The definition of sow thistle in the dictionary is any of various plants of the Old World genus Sonchus, esp S. oleraceus, having milky juice, prickly leaves, and heads of yellow flowers: family Asteraceae Also called: milk thistle, puha, rauriki.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOW THISTLE

sovranly · sovranty · sow · sow bug · sow dragon´s teeth · sow one´s oats · sowable · sowar · sowarree · sowback · sowbelly · sowbread · sowens · sower · Soweto · sowing · sowing machine · sown · sowp · sowth

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOW THISTLE

Birtwistle · blow the whistle · bristle · Canada thistle · castle · dog-whistle · epistle · final whistle · gristle · istle · milk thistle · Order of the Thistle · penny whistle · star thistle · steam whistle · the Thistle · thistle · tin whistle · whistle · wolf whistle · wolf-whistle

Synonyms and antonyms of sow thistle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sow thistle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOW THISTLE

Find out the translation of sow thistle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sow thistle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sow thistle» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

苦菜
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sembrar cardo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

sow thistle
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

थीस्ल बोना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زرع الشوك
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

осот
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

semear cardo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বীজ বুনো
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

laiteron des champs
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Menyeduh thistle
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Gänsedistel
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

アザミの種をまく
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

엉겅퀴 뿌리
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Sow thistle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gieo cây kế
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

திராட்சை விதைக்க
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सो काटेरी पाने असलेले एक रानटी रोप
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Devedikeni dik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

seminare cardo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

siać oset
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

осот
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

semăna ciulin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χοιρομητέρα γαϊδουράγκαθο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

saai distel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sugga tistel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

purke tistel
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOW THISTLE»

Discover the use of sow thistle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sow thistle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Edible Wild Plants
Estimated Range Official Species Name: • Sonchus oleraceus L. Synonyms: • None Common Names: • Sow thistle • Annual Sow Thistle • Smooth Sow Thistle • Hare's Lettuce • Quelite de leche • Zochos or Tsochos (Greece) • Zuccho or Sivone ...
John Kallas, 2010
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The Wild Vegan Cookbook: A Forager's Culinary Guide (In the ...
SERVES 6 Sow THISTLE Sonchus species HERE'S ANOTHER "WEED," DESPISED BY FARMERS and gardeners alike, that makes fot wonderful eating. Sow thistle is a coarse, prickly, bitter green only fit for pigs—when it's mature. Young ...
Steve Brill, 2010
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Ortho Home Gardener's Problem Solver
Sow thistle Sow thistles (Sonchus species) are annual weeds that are found throughout the United States but are most common in the South and along the West Coast. The reddish stems arise from a short taproot and grow uprighi 1 to 6 feet.
Denny Schrock, Ortho Books, 2004
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A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central ...
In the case of Spiny- leaved Sow-thistle, remove the spines first. SPRING SPINY- LEAVED SOW-THISTLE, S. asper. Leaves very spiny; curling at their bases and clasping a smooth, ridged stem. 1-5 ft. (0.3-1. 5m). Where found: Waste places, ...
Lee Peterson, Roger Tory Peterson, 1977
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Weeds of the Northern U.S. and Canada: A Guide for ...
Plant: Perennial sow thistle has an extensive horizontal root system that grows below the cultivation zone. The root system, up to 3 m deep, is easily broken and gives rise to new plants from buds on the rhizome near 60 cm depth. Succulent ...
France Royer, Richard Dickinson, 1999
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Vegetables
2: 794 (1753). Family Asteraceae (Compositae) Chromosome number 2n = 32 Vernacular names Smooth sow thistle, annual sow thistle, common sowthistle, milk thistle (En). Laiteron potager, laiteron maraîcher, laiteron commun, lastron ( Fr).
G. J. H. Grubben, 2004
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Thesaurus of Agricultural Organisms
... (E) see Milax sowerbyi sow-thistle, annual (E) see Sonchus oleraceus sow- thistle aphid (E) see Hyperomyzus lactucae sow-thistle, blue (E) see Cicerbita macrophylla sow-thistle, common (E) see Sonchus oleraceus sow-thistle, corn (E ) see ...
Derwent Publications, 1990
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Dictionarium Botanicum: Or, a Botanical Dictionary for the ...
Sonchus lævis, Common Sow-Thistle. This common Sow- Thistle, is well known to rise up with a round hollow Stalk, three or four Foot high, or more sometimes, is it grows in good Grounds, or in Gardens, as it usully does, set with many long ...
Richard Bradley, T. Woodward ((Londres)), J. Peele ((Londres)), 1728
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Edible and Useful Plants of California
SOW THISTLE SOUFFLE 1 Tbsp butter 1 tsp salt or margarine dash of pepper 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 cup Sow Thistle leaves, 1 Tbsp flour cooked and chopped 1/2 cup milk 4 eggs, separated 1/2 cup shredded Swiss or Monterey jack cheese ...
Charlotte Bringle Clarke, 1977
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Reap Without Sowing: Wild Food from Nature's Cornucopia
HOT OR COLD SOW-THISTLE SALAD sow thistle greens (a lot, they boil down) 15 mL salad oil 1 tbsp 15 mL lemon juice 1 tbsp salt and pepper to taste The trick is to combine the two methods that I had tried independendy. Make a salad, but ...
Erika E. Gaertner, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOW THISTLE»

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What to do in the garden this week
Look out for groundsel and sow thistle, as well as all annual weeds and hoe them off, or pull them up before they set seed. Snatch your dandelion seeds away ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Teagasc: how to control scutch grass and thistles in the long-term
According to Teagasc, the most effective long-term control of scutch grass, thistles and perennial sow thistle is to apply pre-harvest glyphosate to a crop. «Agriland, Jul 15»
3
How Do You Convince People to Eat Weeds?
These include thyme, chickweed, dandelion, sow thistle and the appetizing-sounding nipplewort, which can be cooked like spinach. Other favorite weed ... «CityLab, Apr 15»
4
Survival expert speaks about plant uses at SMMRA speaker series
Walk participants had the opportunity to sample the wild radish leaves and also taste sow thistles — a fast-growing, invasive member of the dandelion family that ... «Malibu Surfside News, Mar 15»
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Farmers are the front line for slowing herbicide resistance
“I'm really keeping an eye on annual sow thistle, which has just been identified as glyphosate resistant in the U.S.,” said Hall. “If we have that one blowing ... «Alberta Express, Feb 15»
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Snacking In-Between Sidewalks: Mapping Abundance of Wild …
Already their project, called “Reaping without Sowing,” has confirmed that there are .... The list includes fennel, dandelion, dock, sow thistle, chickweed, oxalis, ... «KQED, Feb 15»
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Eat The N.H. Invaders: Five Invasive Species Recipes
Sow thistle is found in every US state and most of Canada. It often grows in pastures, fields and wetlands. A good source of several nutrients including vitamins A ... «New Hampshire Public Radio, Jul 14»
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Weeds and wisdom in the Middle Ages
Our ancestors harvested chickweed (Stellaria media), fat hen (Chenopodium album), langdebeef or ox tongue (Picris echioides) and sow thistle (Sonchus ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»
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Electing to save the butterflies
The list includes common barberry shrub, European buckthorn shrub, bull thistle, Canada thistle, Scotch thistle, Russian thistle, nodding thistle, sow thistle ... «Orillia Packet & Times, Mar 14»
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Dr. Dick's wildflower guide: Soft Queen Anne's Lace and Thorny …
It is the sow thistle, bristly from top to bottom, and differing from our other thistles in that a milky substance flows from leaves and stems. It may as well be another ... «Napa Valley Register, Jun 13»
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