Recent Examples on the WebResidents in those states looking to help native pollinators can join their local Bumble Bee Atlas chapter or fill their gardens with native flowers such as thistles, milkweed, sunflowers and rabbitbrush to provide more food to these busy bees.—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024 Use it on thistles, crabgrass, dandelions, and more.—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2024 The war has displaced some 100,000 people in the south and forced farmers to leave their land untended, with leaves layered eight inches deep and crops crowded by neck-high thistles — all ready fuel for any conflagration.—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024 The one real road is banked with thistles five feet high.—Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for thistle
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English thistel, from Old English; akin to Old High German distill thistle
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of thistle was
before the 12th century
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