Definition of Cnicus benedictus

1. Noun. Annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers.

Exact synonyms: Blessed Thistle, Sweet Sultan
Generic synonyms: Thistle
Group relationships: Cnicus, Genus Cnicus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cnicus Benedictus

Clydesdale
Clydesdale terrier
Clydesdales
Clymene
Clytemnestra
Clytocybe alba
Clœlius
Cmdre
Cnemidophorus
Cnemidophorus exsanguis
Cnemidophorus tesselatus
Cnemidophorus tigris
Cnemidophorus velox
Cnicus
Cnicus benedictus (current term)
Cnidoscolus
Cnidoscolus urens
Cnidospora
Cnidosporidia
Cnossos
Cnossus
Cnut
Cnutian
Co
Co-op
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Co.
CoA
CoAS-

Literary usage of Cnicus benedictus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Technical Methods of Chemical Analysis by Georg Lunge (1914)
"The herbs should be used in a finely cut state. Carduus Benedictus (Blessed Thistle). The dried leaves and flowering branches of Cnicus benedictus, Linne. ..."

2. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1900)
"Perspiration checked.—Dryness of skin and oppressive heat prevents sleep; head heavy. Car dims Benedict us. Cnicus benedictus. Centaurea benedicta. N. 0. ..."

3. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1907)
"... and inadvertently placed it in Cnicus, a genus, which, as now everywhere interpreted, consists of the single species, Cnicus benedictus, the Blessed ..."

4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1859)
"... not only to destroy worms and cure fevers, but also the plague, and the most putrid and stubborn ulcers.” This plant is the “ Cnicus benedictus “ of ..."

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