melancholy thistle

English

Etymology

Once considered a cure for sadness.

Noun

melancholy thistle (plural melancholy thistles)

Any thistle of species Cirsium helenioides or Cirsium heterophyllum.

References

“melancholy thistle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
melancholy thistle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cirsium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cirsium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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