thistle /θɪsl̩/ noun4 •Any of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara, or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field [...]. — 1611 •This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland. •The Order of the Thistle, or membership thereof.Here's a passage which will please you: ‘It is said that when rich he twice refused the thistle.’ — 1978 •An image of this plant used as a charge. formsthistles
