blessed thistle

English

Etymology

It was once considered an antidote to venomous bites.

Noun

blessed thistle (usually uncountable, plural blessed thistles)

Centaurea benedicta (formerly usually called Cnicus benedictus), a thistle-like plant native to the Mediterranean.

Translations

Centaurea benedicta

Arabic: شَوْك مُبَارَك m (šawk mubārak)
Finnish: karvaskaunokki
German: Benediktenkraut n
Greek: αγιάγκαθο (el) n (agiágkatho)
Polish: drapacz m
Swedish: kardbenedikt c
Turkish: şevketi bostan, mübarek dikeni, şevketibostan (tr), mübarekdikeni (tr)

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