'Globe thistle' definitions:
Definition of 'globe thistle'
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noun
Any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers
Definition of 'Globe thistle'
From: GCIDE
- Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants. [1913 Webster]
- Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, so named because it was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of venomous creatures.
- Bull thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus, the common large thistle of neglected pastures.
- Canada thistle, Cnicus arvensis, a native of Europe, but introduced into the United States from Canada.
- Cotton thistle, Onopordon Acanthium.
- Fuller's thistle, the teasel.
- Globe thistle, Melon thistle, etc. See under Globe, Melon, etc.
- Pine thistle, Atractylis gummifera, a native of the Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the involucre.
- Scotch thistle, either the cotton thistle, or the musk thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national emblems of Scotland.
- Sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus.
- Spear thistle. Same as Bull thistle.
- Star thistle, a species of Centaurea. See Centaurea.
- Torch thistle, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. See Cereus.
- Yellow thistle, Cincus horridulus. [1913 Webster]
- Thistle bird (Zool.), the American goldfinch, or yellow-bird (Spinus tristis); -- so called on account of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under Goldfinch.
- Thistle butterfly (Zool.), a handsomely colored American butterfly (Vanessa cardui) whose larva feeds upon thistles; -- called also painted lady.
- Thistle cock (Zool.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza militaria}). [Prov. Eng.]
- Thistle crown, a gold coin of England of the reign of James I., worth four shillings.
- Thistle finch (Zool.), the goldfinch; -- so called from its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]
- Thistle funnel, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Globe thistle'
From: GCIDE
- Globe \Globe\ (gl[=o]b), n. [L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus a ball of yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe.]
- 1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by the definite article. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A round model of the world; a spherical representation of the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial globe; -- called also artificial globe. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans, answering to the modern infantry square. [1913 Webster]
- Him round A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Globe amaranth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gomphrena (G. globosa), bearing round heads of variously colored flowers, which long retain color when gathered.
- Globe animalcule, a small, globular, locomotive organism (Volvox globator), once throught to be an animal, afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic alg[ae].
- Globe of compression (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a wide crater; -- called also overcharged mine.
- Globe daisy (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus Globularing, common in Europe. The flowers are minute and form globular heads.
- Globe sight, a form of front sight placed on target rifles.
- Globe slater (Zool.), an isopod crustacean of the genus Spheroma.
- Globe thistle (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers in large globular heads (Cynara Scolymus); also, certain species of the related genus Echinops.
- Globe valve. (a) A ball valve. (b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Globe, Sphere, Orb, Ball.
- Usage: Globe denotes a round, and usually a solid body; sphere is the term applied in astronomy to such a body, or to the concentric spheres or orbs of the old astronomers; orb is used, especially in poetry, for globe or sphere, and also for the pathway of a heavenly body; ball is applied to the heavenly bodies concieved of as impelled through space. [1913 Webster]