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Definition of Sow thistle

Sow thistle
Sow Sow, n. [OE. sowe, suwe, AS. sugu, akin to s[=u], D. zog, zeug, OHG. s[=u], G. sau, Icel. s[=y]r, Dan. so, Sw. sugga, so, L. sus. Gr. "y^s, sy^s, Zend. hu boar; probably from the root seen in Skr. s[=u] to beget, to bear; the animal being named in allusion to its fecundity. [root]294. Cf. Hyena, Soil to stain, Son, Swine.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The female of swine, or of the hog kind. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A sow bug. 3. (Metal.) (a) A channel or runner which receives the rows of molds in the pig bed. (b) The bar of metal which remains in such a runner. (c) A mass of solidified metal in a furnace hearth; a salamander. 4. (Mil.) A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place, sapping and mining the wall, or the like. --Craig. Sow bread. (Bot.) See Cyclamen. Sow bug, or Sowbug (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of terrestrial Isopoda belonging to Oniscus, Porcellio, and allied genera of the family Oniscid[ae]. They feed chiefly on decaying vegetable substances. Sow thistle [AS. sugepistel] (Bot.), a composite plant (Sonchus oleraceus) said to be eaten by swine and some other animals.

Meaning of Sow thistle from wikipedia

- 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...
- sowthistle, sow thistle, smooth sow thistle, annual sow thistle,puha, hare's colwort, hare's thistle, milky t****el, milk thistle, and soft thistle. Its specific...
- Sonchus asper, the prickly sow-thistle, rough milk thistle, spiny sowthistle, sharp-fringed sow thistle, or spiny-leaved sow thistle, is a widespread flowering...
- Carthamus – distaff thistle Centaurea – star thistle Cicerbita – sow thistle Cirsium – melancholy thistle, creeping thistle, spear thistle, and others Cnicus...
- within the family Asteraceae and are commonly known as sow thistles (less commonly hare thistles or hare lettuces). Sowthistles are annual, biennial or...
- the field milk thistle, field sowthistle, perennial sow-thistle, corn sow thistle, dindle, gutweed, swine thistle, or tree sow thistle, is a species of...
- macrophylla (synonym Lactuca macrophylla), commonly known as common blue-sow-thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Flower Foliage...
- sow thistle – Sonchus arvensis Creeping thistle – Cirsium arvense Cursed thistle – Cirsium arvense Field sow thistle – Sonchus arvensis Green thistle...
- distributed patches. These species include prickly sow-thistle (Sonchus asper), smooth sow-thistle (Sonchus oleraceus), smooth hawksbeard (Crepis capillaris)...
- species of thistle. It has various common names including milk thistle, blessed milkthistle, Marian thistle, Mary thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, Mediterranean...