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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.
Generic synonyms: Thistle
Group relationships: Cnicus, Genus Cnicus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cnicus Benedictus
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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