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White thistle

noun

Any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America. Synonyms: argemone, devil's fig, prickly poppy.

Spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico. Synonyms: Atriplex lentiformis, quail brush, quail bush.

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Words linked to "White thistle" : genus Argemone, saltbush, Mexican poppy, prickly poppy, argemone, herb, Argemone mexicana, herbaceous plant