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Meaning of milk thistle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Čeština ostropestřec ostropestřec mariánský

Deutsch Mariendistel

Ελληνικά γαϊδουράγκαθο

Suomi maarianohdake piikkisalaatti

日本語大薊

한국어 흰무늬엉겅퀴

Polski ostropest

Русский лату́к ди́кий молокан расторопша

Türkçe deve dikeni peygamber dikeni yabani marul

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

milk toast milk token milk tongue milk tooth milk train milk treading