melancholy thistle

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   perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of reddish-purple flowers

   SynonymsCirsium heterophylumCirsium helenioides

   Broaderthistle

Questions about melancholy thistle

What does melancholy thistle mean?

melancholy thistle means "perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of reddish-purple flowers".

What is another word for melancholy thistle?

Close synonyms include Cirsium heterophylum, Cirsium helenioides. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.