wood-thistle

Noun

(botany) Synonym of tall thistle (Carduus altissimus, a.k.a. Cirsium altissimus)

Japanese Meaning

背の高いアザミ（イラクサ科の高大な植物）

The meadow was dotted with tall purple blooms, but one cluster of wood-thistle caught my eye.

草原は紫色の花で点在していたが、背の高いアザミの一群が目を引いた。

Sense（1）

(botany) Synonym of tall thistle (Carduus altissimus, a.k.a. Cirsium altissimus)

Within seconds the whole lot had taken on the appearance of a woodthistle's fluffy seedhead.

wood-thistles

（ plural ）