noun
- prickly plants with purple, pink, or white flowers, typically considered weeds
Usage: plural of thistle
Examples
- The field was overrun with thistles and other weeds.
- She carefully avoided the sharp thistles while walking through the meadow.
- The farmer spent hours removing thistles from his pasture.
- Purple thistles bloomed along the roadside in late summer.
- The donkey refused to eat the prickly thistles.
- Goldfinches often feed on thistle seeds in the fall.