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''milk thistle'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260125204041-00-⌔
milk thistle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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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:
- Sonchus asper rough milk thistle
- Sonchus arvensis field milk thistle
- Sonchus oleraceus (common sow thistle)
- Sonchus wilmsii
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