star thistle

noun

1

: a widely naturalized spiny Old World knapweed (Centaurea calcitrapa) with purple flowers

called also caltrops

2

: any of various knapweeds related to the star thistle

Examples of star thistle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And, Coffman said, removal of invasive plant species like star thistle is also underway. —The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2024

For tea drinkers, there’s raspberry blossom, Virginia wildflower and star thistle. —Eliza McGraw, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023

The staff stocks honeys from all over the country, including star thistle from Michigan and palmetto from Florida. —Eliza McGraw, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023

That is starting to change, as consumers become more interested in such honeys as star thistle and avocado blossom. —Eliza McGraw, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023

One of the non-alcoholic beverages showcasing a syrup made from local star thistle honey is made from a 3rd generation beekeeper nearby. —Beck Bamberger, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021

Our 10 acres of oak woodland also were just grasses and invasive species, mainly star thistle, with only a few majestic native black and white oaks. —Sally Peterson, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2021

The surrounding hills, once thick with yellow star thistle where the bees gathered pollen, were stone gray and barren from the Hennessey Fire. —Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 28 Nov. 2020

At the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve, Hankins has researched the effect of Indigenous prescribed burning practices on an area that was dominated by star thistle and other invasive plants. —Ula Chrobak, Scientific American, 24 Nov. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for star thistle

• bristle
• fissile
• gristle
• missal
• missile
• nissl
• whistle
• abyssal
• dismissal
• epistle