Scolymus

noun

Scol·​y·​mus

ˈskäləməs

: a small genus of thistlelike herbs (family Compositae) of the Mediterranean region having flower heads with only ray flowers see golden thistle

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin scolymos, a kind of thistle, from Greek skolymos

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