milk thistle

English

Noun

milk thistle (plural milk thistles)

Any of the thistles in the genus Silybum, especially Silybum marianum.
Lactuca serriola, prickly lettuce
Various plants of genus Sonchus (sow thistles) with milky sap:

Synonyms

(Silybum marianum): blessed milkthistle, holy thistle, variegated thistle

Translations

Silybum, Silybum marianum

Greek: γαϊδουράγκαθο (el) n (gaïdourágkatho)

Russian: расторо́пша пятни́стая f (rastorópša pjatnístaja)
Scottish Gaelic: (Silybum marianum) fòghnan-breac m

Lactuca serriola

Greek: πετρομάρουλο n (petromároulo)

Russian: лату́к ди́кий m (latúk díkij), молока́н (ru) m (molokán)

Sonchus spp.

Russian: осо́т (ru) m (osót)

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Irish: ^{(please verify)} feochadán Muire m

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