ST. BENEDICT'S THISTLE

Meaning of ST. BENEDICT'S THISTLE in English

Scientific Name: Cnicus benedictus. A plant whose leaves, stems, and flowers have been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems. St. Benedict's thistle may have anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects. Also called blessed thistle, cardin, holy thistle, and spotted thistle.

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BENEDICT — benedict- see benedicer
Interlingua English vocab
THISTLE — carde
English interlingue dictionary
THISTLE — noun Etymology: Middle English thistel, from Old English; akin to Old High German distill ~ Date: before 12th century any …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BENEDICT — I. biographical name name of 15 popes: especially XIV ( Prospero Lambertini ) 1675-1758 (pope 1740-58); XV ( Giacomo della …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THISTLE — Weedy species of Cirsium , Carduus , Echinops , Sonchus , and other plant genera of the composite family . …
Английский словарь Британика
ST — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Alexander Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander 1st Earl Amherst Jeffery Amherst 1st Baron Asquith …
Английский словарь Британика
BENEDICT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Benedict of Nursia Saint Benedict XII Benedict XIII Benedict XIV Benedict XV {{link=Benedict Ruth">Benedict …
Английский словарь Британика
BENEDICT — I. benedict adjective Etymology: Late Latin benedictus, past participle of benedicere to bless obsolete : blessed , benign , mild …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-ST — I. — see -est II. symbol Etymology: from -st (superlative suffix) — used after the figure 1 to indicate the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THISTLE — ˈthisəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English thistel, from Old English; akin to Old High German distil thistle, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
'ST — st verb Etymology: by contraction archaic : hast thou 'st
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THISTLE — (n.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is …
Английский словарь Webster
BENEDICT — (a.) Having mild and salubrious qualities.
Английский словарь Webster
BENEDICT — (n.) Alt. of Benedick
Английский словарь Webster
THISTLE — ( n. ) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BENEDICT — ( n. ) Alt. of Benedick
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BENEDICT — ( a. ) Having mild and salubrious qualities.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THISTLE — — thistlelike , adj. /this"euhl/ , n. 1. any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, esp. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-ST — -st 1 var. of -est 1 : first; least. -st 2 var. of -est 2 : hadst; wouldst; dost.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BENEDICT — /ben"i dikt/ , n. 1. Ruth (Fulton) , 1887-1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist. 2. Saint , A.D. 480?-543?, Italian monk: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BENEDICT — /ben"i dikt/ , n. a newly married man, esp. one who has been long a bachelor. [ 1820-25; erroneous assimilation …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THISTLE — n. prickly plant, thorny plant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BENEDICT — n. recently married man, bachelor who marries
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BENEDICT — n. male first name; family name; Saint Benedict (480-547) Italian monk who founded of the Benedictine order; Ruth Benedict (1887-1948), …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BENEDICT — I. ˈbe-nə-ˌdikt biographical name name of 15 popes: especially XIV ( Prospero Lambertini ) 1675-1758 (pope 1740-58); XV ( Giacomo …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-ST — I. — see -est II. symbol — used after the figure 1 to indicate the ordinal number first 1 st …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THISTLE — noun Etymology: Middle English thistel, from Old English; akin to Old High German distill thistle Date: before 12th century : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BENEDICT — noun Etymology: alteration of Benedick, character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Date: 1821 : a newly married man who …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THISTLE — noun any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera cnicus, craduus, and onopordon. the name is …
Webster English vocab
BENEDICT — adj having mild and salubrious qualities. 2. benedict ·noun ·alt. of benedick.
Webster English vocab
THISTLE — ■ noun 1》 a widely distributed herbaceous plant of the daisy family, typically with a prickly stem and leaves and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THISTLE — [this.tle] n [ME thistel, fr. OE; akin to OHG distill thistle] (bef. 12c): any of various prickly composite plants (esp. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ST — [st] abbreviation stanza, state, stitch, stone, street St abbreviation saint, stratus ST abbreviation short ton, single throw, standard time
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BENEDICT — [ben.e.dict] n [alter. of Benedick, character in Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing] (1821): a newly married man who has long …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-ST — [-st] --see -est [2]-st symbol--used after the figure 1 to indicate the ordinal number first "1st" "91st"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THISTLE — Globe thistle (Echinops) weedy species of Cirsium, Carduus, Echinops, Sonchus, and other plant genera of the family Asteraceae. The word …
Britannica English vocabulary
BENEDICT — died c. 1433 original name Bernard Garnier counter-antipope from 1425 to c. 1433. In 1417 the Council of Constance deposed …
Britannica English vocabulary
BENEDICT — died c. 1080, , Sant'Agnese, Italy original name Giovanni Mincio, Latin Johannes Mincius antipope from April 1058 to January 1059. …
Britannica English vocabulary
THISTLE — thistle BrE AmE ˈθɪs ə l ▷ thistle|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ST — I St, St. 'Street' BrE AmE striːt —In names of thoroughfares, unstressed: ˈ Oxford St II St, St. 'Saint' BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-ST — -st archaic and liturgial second person singular ending BrE AmE st ▷ — didst ˈdɪdst —see ↑ -est
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BENEDICT — Benedict BrE AmE ˈben ɪ dɪkt -ə- —The former pronunciation ˈben ɪt is nowadays spelt correspondingly as Bene't or Benet …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THISTLE — / ˈθɪsl; NAmE / noun a wild plant with leaves with sharp points and purple, yellow or white flowers made …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ST — ( BrE ) (also st. NAmE , BrE ) abbreviation stone (a British measurement of weight) : 9st 2lb
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ST — abbreviation 1. (also st ) (both BrE ) (also St. , st. NAmE , BrE ) (used in written addresses) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THISTLE — this ‧ tle /ˈθɪs ə l/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thistel ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ST. — st British English , st. American English the written abbreviation of stone or stones : She weighs 9 st 8 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ST — st British English , st. American English the written abbreviation of stone or stones : She weighs 9 st 8 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ST. — St BrE AmE British English , St. American English 1 . the written abbreviation of Street , used in addresses: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ST — St BrE AmE British English , St. American English 1 . the written abbreviation of Street , used in addresses: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
-ST — -st /st/ BrE AmE suffix 1 . forms written ORDINAL numbers with 1: the 1st (=first) prize my 21st birthday …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THISTLE — n. 1 any of various prickly composite herbaceous plants of the genus Cirsium, Carlina, or Carduus etc., usu. with globular …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THISTLE — ( thistles) A thistle is a wild plant which has leaves with sharp points and purple flowers. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ST — st is used as a written abbreviation for stone when you are mentioning someone’s weight. ( BRIT ) He weighs …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ST — also st. Note: The form 'SS' or 'SS.' is used as the plural for meaning 2. 1. St is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ST — also st. Note: The form 'SS' or 'SS.' is used as the plural for meaning 2. 1. ~ is a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THISTLE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A purple thistle sewn to the pocket of a school blazer. ▪ For some reason …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ST — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES St Bernard the 18th/19th/20th/21st etc century ▪ The movie is set in the 18th century.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THISTLE — [noun] [C] - a wild plant with sharp points on the leaves and, typically, purple flowersThe thistle is the national …
Cambridge English vocab
ST — (HOLY PERSON) [noun] [before noun] - abbreviation for saint (= a person honoured by the Christian Church for being holy …
Cambridge English vocab
THISTLE — n. Weedy species of Cirsium , Carduus , Echinops , Sonchus , and other plant genera of the composite family …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ST — n. St. Mary Alexander Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander 1st Earl Amherst Jeffery Amherst 1st Baron Asquith Herbert Henry 1st …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BENEDICT — n. Arnold Benedict Benedict of Nursia Saint Benedict XII Benedict XIII Benedict XIV Benedict XV Benedict Ruth Benedict Caetani Spinoza …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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