Indian thistle

English

Noun

Indian thistle (plural Indian thistles)

  1. A species thistle, Cirsium edule, native to North America.
    Synonym: edible thistle
    • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 102:
      A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg, gillyflowers, Indian thistle, laurel seeds, cloves, Persian pepper is made into a drink. Taken twice daily morning and night, in pigeon or fowl broth, preceded and followed by eater. The result, according to Arab tradition, is an effective aphrodisiac.
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