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Definition of Globe thistle
1. Noun. Any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Globe Thistle
Literary usage of Globe thistle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ladies Flower-garden of Ornamental Annuals by Loudon (Jane) (1842)
"This is the only annual species of Globe-Thistle ; and though it has no ...
The annual Globe-Thistle is a native of Spain, and was introduced in 1729. ..."
2. Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine Flowers by William Sutherland (1871)
"Echinops (globe thistle).-—This is a coarse but very striking genus of Thistle-like
plants, with large globular flower-heads and great hoary leaves, ..."
3. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1813)
"Great Globe-thistle. Л'о/. of Austria and Italy. Fl. July and August. HV Cult.
... Thorny-headed Globe-thistle. Nal. of Egypt and Barbary. Cult. 1597. ..."
4. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"The Tall globe thistle is a plant of great dignity, resembling a gigantic gray
thistle, but when in bloom its tall stems are surmounted by balls, ..."
5. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1823)
"Of these, the new globe thistle, which we have (1) The Reader will find only the
new species described here. Others, however rare, are reserved for a ..."
6. Bramble-bees and Others by Jean-Henri Fabre (1915)
"There is no resemblance in appearance between the proud candelabrum of the
cotton-thistle, with its red tufts, and the humble stalk of the globe-thistle, ..."
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