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Russian thistle

noun

Etymology

From Russian + thistle: believed to have been introduced to North America from Russia, and is prickly like a thistle.

  1. derived from + thistle: believed to have been introduced to North America from Russia

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of genus Salsola and its close relatives, prickly shrublike…

    Any of several species of genus Salsola and its close relatives, prickly shrublike annuals, especially Salsola tragus (syn. Kali tragus, which is the best-known kind of tumbleweed in the US.

  2. Salsola australis

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