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Definition of Holy thistle
1. Noun. Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America.
Group relationships: Genus Silybum, Silybum
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holy Thistle
Literary usage of Holy thistle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, John Sherren Brewer (1845)
"God Jfe« you in all your relations, and make your afflictions, which are briers
and thistles in themselves, become sweet-brier and holy thistle by ..."
2. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1858)
"In the full moon, apples of love and marvellous apples; and in the wane, artichokes,
holy thistle, cabbage, cole, citrons, hartshorn, samphire, ..."
3. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"Dr. Johnston was also informed by an old mason, that initiated gardeners well
understood the "Milk or holy thistle " to I.«.- the true plant, and they ..."
4. The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall, in the by Shuttleworth family, John Harland (1858)
"In the full moon, apples of love and marvellous apples; and in the wane, artichokes,
holy thistle, cabbage, cole, citrons, hartshorn, samphire, ..."
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