Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
star-thistle is a noun meaning "Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America". It carries one recorded sense.
Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for star-thistle come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.