nodding thistle

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nodding thistle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nodding thistle
      n 1: Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America
           having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky
           crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar [syn: musk thistle
           , nodding thistle, Carduus nutans]