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Definition: Musk Thistle |
Musk ThistleNoun1. Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Musk ThistleSynonym: nodding thistle (n). (additional references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Musk thistle and Teton National Park. Credit: Jerry Asher. |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
musk thistle | 24 |
control musk thistle weed | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "musk thistle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | nikkende tidsel (nodding thistle). (various references) | |
Dutch | knikkende distel (nodding thistle). (various references) | |
Finnish | nuokkukarhiainen (nodding thistle). (various references) | |
French | chardon penché. (various references) | |
German | nickende Distel (nodding thistle). (various references) | |
Greek | κάρδος ο κατανεύων (nodding thistle). (various references) | |
Italian | cardo rosso (nodding thistle). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | uskmay istlethay.(various references) | |
Spanish | cardo rojo (nodding thistle), cardo pendiente (nodding thistle). (various references) | |
Swedish | nicktistel (nodding thistle). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Carduus nutans L.. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-i-k-l-m-s-s-t-t-u" | |
-3 letters: hulkiest, huskiest, litmuses, lustiest, mushiest, muskiest, mustiest, shuttles, skittles, sulkiest, thistles. | |
-4 letters: heliums, hitless, huskies, hustles, hutlike, isthmus, kismets, kittles, lithest, lushest, lutists, misteuk, mueslis, muhlies, muskets, muskies, muskits, shtetls, shuttle, skittle, sleuths, sulkies, theisms, theists, thistle, tushies. | |
-5 letters: heists, helium, huskie, hustle, islets, istles, kelims, kismet, kithes, kittel, kittle, kumiss, likest, litmus. | |
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