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Definition of Spear thistle

Spear thistle
Spear Spear, n. [OE. spere, AS. spere; akin to D. & G. speer, OS. & OHS. sper, Icel. spj["o]r, pl., Dan. sp[ae]r, L. sparus.] 1. A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance. Note: [See Illust. of Spearhead.] ``A sharp ground spear.' --Chaucer. They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. --Micah iv. 3. 2. Fig.: A spearman. --Sir W. Scott. 3. A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals. 4. A shoot, as of grass; a spire. 5. The feather of a horse. See Feather, n., 4. 6. The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod. Spear foot, the off hind foot of a horse. Spear grass. (Bot.) (a) The common reed. See Reed, n., 1. (b) meadow grass. See under Meadow. Spear hand, the hand in which a horseman holds a spear; the right hand. --Crabb. Spear side, the male line of a family. --Lowell. Spear thistle (Bot.), the common thistle (Cnicus lanceolatus).

Meaning of Spear thistle from wikipedia

- Cirsium vulgare, the spear thistle, bull thistle, or common thistle, is a species of the Asteraceae genus Cirsium, native throughout most of Europe (north...
- Carthamus – distaff thistle Centaurea – star thistle Cicerbita – sow thistle Cirsium – melancholy thistle, creeping thistle, spear thistle, and others Cnicus...
- vulgare (spear thistle), which is also known as Scotch or Scottish thistle and is the national flower of Scotland.[citation needed] Spear thistle is native...
- "Creeping thistle - recognition and treatment". Archived from the original on 11 October 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2021. Down Garden Services. "Spear Thistle, recognition...
- Cirsium vulgare (spear thistle) is listed in the United States (where as a non-native invasive species it has been renamed "bull thistle") as a noxious...
- also known as spear thistle or common thistle Cirsium lanceolatum Hill, a synonym of Cirsium dissectum (L.) Hill, also known as meadow thistle This disambiguation...
- official and unofficial, including the thistle, the nation's floral emblem (celebrated in the song, The Thistle o' Scotland), the Declaration of Arbroath...
- Free. They are all native plants. These are: Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare) Creeping, or field, thistle (Cirsium arvense) Curled dock (Rumex crispus)...
- ****ure because of the size of the island and the varied geography. Spear thistle, accidentally introduced to the island, is a problem; volunteers from...
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