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Common name of a group of flowering plants
Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp spikes on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles
Thistle
Species of plant of genus Silybum in family Asteraceae
species of thistle. It has various common names including milk thistle, blessed milkthistle, Marian thistle, Mary thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, Mediterranean
Silybum_marianum
British order of chivalry associated with Scotland
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the order was founded in
Order_of_the_Thistle
Association football club in Glasgow, Scotland
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional football club from Glasgow, Scotland, and currently plays in the Scottish Championship. Despite their
Partick_Thistle_F.C.
English language tongue-twister
of un-sifted thistles, Thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb. Now if Theophilus Thistle, the successful thistle sifter, Thrust’s
Theophilus_Thistle
Species of flowering plant
thistle, lettuce from hell thistle, California thistle, corn thistle, cursed thistle, field thistle, green thistle, hard thistle, perennial thistle,
Cirsium_arvense
Topics referred to by the same term
Invercargill Thistle also known as Thistle FC Nelson Thistle Timaru Thistle Ardeer Thistle F.C. Armadale Thistle F.C. Bathgate Thistle F.C. Buckie Thistle F.C
Thistle_(disambiguation)
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
Onopordum acanthium (cotton thistle, Scotch (or Scottish) thistle) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and Western Asia
Onopordum_acanthium
Index of plants with the same common name
Russian thistle is a common name that can refer to: Echinops exaltatus, also known as Russian globe thistle, is a globe thistle native to Eurasia and
Russian_thistle
Association football club based in Livingston, Scotland
in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team. The club was admitted to the Scottish Football League and renamed as Meadowbank Thistle in 1974, and played
Livingston_F.C.
Ghost town in Utah, United States
Thistle is a ghost town in Spanish Fork Canyon in southeastern Utah County, Utah, United States. During the era of steam locomotives, the town's primary
Thistle,_Utah
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
Cirsium vulgare, commonly known as spear thistle, bull thistle, or common thistle, is a species of the Asteraceae genus Cirsium, native throughout most
Cirsium_vulgare
Association football club in Scotland
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, Inverness CT or just Inverness, is a professional football club based in Inverness
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family
sunflower family Asteraceae with the common names musk thistle, nodding thistle, and nodding plumeless thistle. It is native to regions of Europe, Central Asia
Carduus_nutans
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
asper, the prickly sow-thistle, rough milk thistle, spiny sowthistle, sharp-fringed sow thistle, or spiny-leaved sow thistle, is a widespread flowering
Sonchus_asper
Species of flowering plant
Centaurea solstitialis, the yellow star-thistle, is a species of thorny plant in the genus Centaurea, which is part of the family Asteraceae. A winter
Centaurea_solstitialis
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family
slender-flower thistle, sheep thistle, shore thistle, slender thistle, winged plumeless thistle, winged slender thistle and winged thistle. It is native
Carduus_tenuiflorus
Species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae
sowthistle, sow thistle, smooth sow thistle, annual sow thistle, puha (in New Zealand English, from Māori pūhā), hare's colwort, hare's thistle, milky tassel
Sonchus_oleraceus
Shopping centre in Stirling, Scotland
56°07′01″N 3°56′02″W / 56.117°N 3.934°W / 56.117; -3.934 The Thistles Shopping Centre is located in Stirling, Scotland. The shopping centre caters for
Thistles_Centre
List of ships with the same or similar names
the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thistle, after the thistle, the national flower of Scotland: HMS Thistle (1808) was a 10-gun schooner launched in
HMS_Thistle
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
the field milk thistle, field sowthistle, perennial sow-thistle, corn sow thistle, dindle, gutweed, swine thistle, or tree sow thistle, is a species of
Sonchus_arvensis
Scottish ladies' solo step dance
The Thistle is a Scottish ladies' solo step dance devised by Irene Fidler and published in 2007. This elegant dance performed to a set of waltzes builds
The_Thistle
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
common names glandular globe-thistle, great globe-thistle or pale globe-thistle, is a Eurasian species of globe-thistle belonging to the tribe Cardueae
Echinops_sphaerocephalus
Scottish footballer
Al-Ettifaq and the Scotland national team. He has previously played for Partick Thistle, Wigan Athletic, Dundee, Celtic and KV Oostende. He has also had loan spells
Jack Hendry (footballer, born 1995)
Jack_Hendry_(footballer,_born_1995)
Historic pub in Wellington, New Zealand
The Thistle Inn is one of New Zealand's oldest public houses. It was originally built in 1840 by William Couper, and the name 'Thistle Inn' probably comes
Thistle_Inn
English Anglican priest (1853–1936)
Thomas Thistle (22 November 1853, in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England – 7 February 1936, in Eling vicarage, Southampton Hampshire) was an
Thomas_Thistle
Species of thistle
occidentale, with the common name cobweb thistle or cobwebby thistle, is a North American species of thistle in the family Asteraceae. Cirsium occidentale
Cirsium_occidentale
The Thistle SALM (Single Anchor Leg Mooring) was a tanker loading facility that allowed oil from the Thistle oilfield to be transported to land where a
Thistle_SALM
Scottish footballer (born 1998)
previously played for Partick Thistle, Livingston, East Fife and Heart of Midlothian. After progressing through the club's Thistle Weir Academy, Penrice made
James_Penrice
Species of beetle
thistle tortoise beetle (Cassida rubiginosa) is a species of beetle in the subfamily Cassidinae (tortoise beetles) and the genus Cassida. The thistle
Thistle_tortoise_beetle
Species of flowering plant
known by several common names, including common star thistle, red star-thistle and purple star thistle. It is native to Europe but is known across the globe
Centaurea_calcitrapa
Indigenous Canadian historian and writer (born 1976)
Jesse Thistle (born 1976) is a Métis-Cree author. He is a registered citizen of the Métis Nation Saskatchewan and an assistant professor in the department
Jesse_Thistle
Index of plants with the same common name
Sow thistle most often refers to yellow flowered, thistle-like plants in the genus Sonchus. Sow thistle may also refer to: Cicerbita, a genus of plants
Sow_thistle
Large oil field in the North Sea
The Thistle oil field is a large oil field in the northern sector of the North Sea. The oil field, discovered in September 1972 by Signal Oil and Gas
Thistle_oil_field
Association football club in Scotland
Bonnyton Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the Bonnyton area in the town of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. They are members of the
Bonnyton_Thistle_F.C.
Genus of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae
genera known commonly as thistles. They are more precisely known as plume thistles[citation needed]. These differ from other thistle genera (Carduus, Silybum
Cirsium
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Thistle has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Thistle (1862), a steamer in commission from 1862 to 1865
USS_Thistle
Norse runic formula
The thistle mistletoe formula is a pagan Norse Runic formula, involving several rhyming words ending in -istill (typically at least þistill and mistill;
Thistle_mistletoe_formula
Weekly American radio program
The Thistle & Shamrock was a weekly American syndicated radio program, named after the national emblems of Scotland and Ireland, specializing in Celtic
The_Thistle_&_Shamrock
Partick Thistle 2018–19 football season
Midlothian v Partick Thistle Ayr United v Partick Thistle Partick Thistle v Falkirk Dundee United v Partick Thistle Partick Thistle v Greenock Morton Inverness
2018–19 Partick Thistle F.C. season
2018–19_Partick_Thistle_F.C._season
Species of plant
common names St. Benedict's thistle, blessed thistle, holy thistle, spotted thistle or blessed knapweed, is an annual thistle-like plant in the family Asteraceae
Centaurea_benedicta
The fable of the thistle and the cedar (or cypress) tree is a fable attributed to Jehoash King of Israel, and recounted in the Hebrew Bible in 2 Kings
The_Thistle_and_the_Cedar
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family
Carduus crispus, the curly plumeless thistle or welted thistle, is a biennial herb in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is native to Eurasia and has been
Carduus_crispus
Genus of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae
within the family Asteraceae and are commonly known as sow thistles (less commonly hare thistles or hare lettuces). Sowthistles are annual, biennial or perennial
Sonchus
Gunboat of the United States Navy
The first USS Thistle was a Union Army steamer acquired by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Thistle was placed in service and used
USS_Thistle_(1862)
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
Cirsium palustre, the marsh thistle or European swamp thistle, is a herbaceous biennial (or often perennial) flowering plant in the family Asteraceae
Cirsium_palustre
Canadian politician
Jim Thistle (c. 1955 – March 3, 2016) was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who was a key negotiator of the 1985 Atlantic Accord between the Government
Jim_Thistle
Index of plants with the same common name
Look up dwarf thistle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dwarf thistle is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Cirsium acaule, native to
Dwarf_thistle
129th season of top-tier football league in Scotland
Dunfermline Athletic v Partick Thistle Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic Partick Thistle v St Mirren St Mirren v Partick Thistle "Key dates for 2025/26"
2025–26_Scottish_Premiership
Genus of flowering plants in the daisy family
genera considered to be true thistles, the other being Cirsium. Plants of the genus are known commonly as plumeless thistles. They are native to temperate
Carduus
Also called a thistle funnel
A thistle tube is a piece of laboratory glassware consisting of a shaft of tube, with a reservoir and funnel-like section at the top. Thistle tubes are
Thistle_tube
Association football club in Highland, Scotland
Tain Thistle Football Club is an amateur football club playing in the North West Sutherland Amateur Football League in Scotland. They play at Links Park
Tain_Thistle_F.C.
Football club
Inverness Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football club playing in the North Caledonian Football League, and are based in the city of Inverness in
Inverness_Thistle_F.C._(2024)
Video that becomes popular via Internet sharing
Viral videos are videos that become popular most often through a viral process of Internet sharing, primarily through video sharing websites such as YouTube
Viral_video
Scottish football manager and former player (born 1971)
Green Rovers manager, he was appointed manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September 2023 and was sacked when the club went into administration
Duncan_Ferguson
Index of plants with the same common name
Milk thistle may refer to several plants: Lactuca serriola Silybum marianum Various species of Sonchus, including: Sonchus asper, rough milk thistle Sonchus
List of plants known as milk thistle
List_of_plants_known_as_milk_thistle
Company
Thistle Hotels, a subsidiary of the Clermont Hotel Group, is a UK-based hotel company with a portfolio of 8 Central London hotels, one at London Heathrow
Thistle_Hotels
Species of thistle
American species of thistle known by the common names New Mexico thistle, powderpuff thistle, lavender thistle, foss thistle and desert thistle. This plant is
Cirsium_neomexicanum
Topics referred to by the same term
Wishaw Thistle may refer to: Wishaw Thistle F.C., a defunct Scottish association football club from Wishaw in Scotland Wishaw F.C., a Scottish association
Wishaw_Thistle
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family
with common names including Italian thistle, Italian plumeless thistle, and Plymouth thistle, is a species of thistle. It is native to the Mediterranean
Carduus_pycnocephalus
deal". Partick Thistle FC. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026. "Oisin Smyth returns to Maryhill on a two-year deal". Partick Thistle FC. 4 June 2026
List of Scottish football transfers summer 2026
List_of_Scottish_football_transfers_summer_2026
Sailboat class
The Thistle is an American planing sailing dinghy that was designed by Sandy Douglass as a one-design racer and first built in 1945. The design was originally
Thistle_(dinghy)
Australian cricketer
Michael James Thistle (born 5 August 1980) is an Australian cricketer who previously played several matches for Western Australia in domestic competitions
Michael_Thistle
Index of plants with the same common name
Meadow thistle is a common name for several thistles and may refer to: Cirsium dissectum, native to Europe Cirsium scariosum, native to North America
Meadow_thistle
Former association football club in Scotland
Thistle Football Club (also known as Glasgow Thistle and Bridgeton Thistle) was a 19th-century football club based in Glasgow. The club was briefly a member
Thistle_F.C.
British children's animated television series
kingdom hidden among bushes. It is ruled by two fairies, King and Queen Thistle. They live in the Little Castle with their three daughters: Princess Holly
Ben_&_Holly's_Little_Kingdom
Football club
Grange Thistle is an Australian soccer club based in Grange, Queensland. It was founded on 11 February 1920 at a meeting called by club pioneers Robert
Grange_Thistle_FC
Scottish footballer & coach
Partick Thistle for most of his career. Beginning his professional career with the club as a teenager, he went on to make 423 appearances for Thistle in two
Alan_Archibald
Island in South Australia
Thistle Island / Noondala (Nauo: Nundala) is in the Spencer Gulf, South Australia, some 200 kilometres (120 mi) west of Adelaide, and northwest of the
Thistle_Island
Variations of the color purple
Thistle is a light purple resembling the thistle plant. The first recorded use of Thistle as a color name in English was in 1892. The color thistle is
Shades_of_purple
Australian botanist
Thistle Yolette Harris AM (29 July 1902 – 5 July 1990), was born as Yolette Thistle Harris, but mostly known as Thistle Stead, was an Australian botanist
Thistle_Yolette_Harris
Association football club in Scotland
Forres Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Forres, Morayshire. A member of the SJFA North Region, the club play in the North of Scotland
Forres_Thistle_F.C.
Species of thistle
Cirsium pitcheri, sometimes called Pitcher's thistle or dune thistle, is a species of thistle native to sand dune shorelines along the upper Great Lakes
Cirsium_pitcheri
Mountain range in Guangxi, China
The Thistle Mountains (Chinese: 紫荆山; pinyin: Zǐjīng shān; lit. 'Chinese redbud Mountains') are a mountain range in Guangxi, China that is part of the
Thistle_Mountains
Scottish yacht
Thistle was the unsuccessful British challenger of the seventh America's Cup in 1887 against American defender Volunteer. The cutter Thistle was designed
Thistle_(yacht)
Scottish footballer (born 1995)
Scotland national team. Christie began his career with Inverness Caledonian Thistle before joining Celtic in 2015, and had two spells on loan at Aberdeen.
Ryan_Christie
Association football club in Scotland
Bridge of Don Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football club in Aberdeen. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they play in the North
Bridge_of_Don_Thistle_F.C.
Species of flowering plant
Japanese thistle, plumed thistle, or sea thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It is a perennial thistle native
Cirsium_japonicum
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
acanthoides, known as the spiny plumeless thistle, welted thistle, or plumeless thistle, is a biennial plant species of thistle in the family Asteraceae. The plant
Carduus_acanthoides
Species of thistle
Cirsium edule, the edible thistle or Indian thistle, is a species of thistle in the genus Cirsium, native to western North America from southeastern Alaska
Cirsium_edule
Index of plants with the same common name
White thistle is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Atriplex lentiformis, native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
White_thistle
The club was first formed in Edinburgh as Ferranti Thistle in the 1940s, becoming Meadowbank Thistle and joining the Scottish Football League in 1974.
List of Livingston F.C. seasons
List_of_Livingston_F.C._seasons
American soccer player (born 1999)
Cosette "Coco" Thistle is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Sporting JAX of the USL Super League. She played college
Coco_Thistle
Bramble-class gunboat of the Royal Navy
HMS Thistle was a Bramble-class gunboat of the Royal Navy, launched in 1899 and broken up in 1926. She was the last classic Victorian gunboat, and the
HMS_Thistle_(1899)
Chapel in Edinburgh, Scotland
The Thistle Chapel, located in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland, is the chapel of the Order of the Thistle. At the foundation of the Order of the
Thistle_Chapel
Species of thistle
is a type of thistle endemic to North America. The common name for this plant is Hill's thistle. Hill's thistle is a low-growing thistle usually reaching
Cirsium_pumilum_var._hillii
Legal drug consumption site in Scotland
The Thistle is a drug consumption site in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the first and only legal drug consumption facility in Scotland or the United Kingdom
Thistle (drug consumption facility)
Thistle_(drug_consumption_facility)
Association football club in Scotland
Edinburgh Thistle Football Club was a football club from the city of Edinburgh. The club was formed in 1871, which would make Thistle the first association
Edinburgh_Thistle_F.C.
Historic site in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Thistle Cottage is a building in Luss, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. A Category C listed cottage dating to the late 19th century, it overlooks the western
Thistle_Cottage
T-Class Submarine
HMS Thistle (N24) was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow and launched in October 1938. She was sunk
HMS_Thistle_(N24)
Species of lettuce
macrophylla (synonym Lactuca macrophylla), commonly known as common blue-sow-thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to central
Cicerbita_macrophylla
2026-2027 Scottish Football Championship
Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Livingston, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park, Raith Rovers and Stenhousemuir. The following
2026–27_Scottish_Championship
Species of thistle
Cirsium discolor, the field thistle, is a North American species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to thirty-three
Cirsium_discolor
Football tournament season
Burgh, Lochar Thistle, Steins Thistle and Whitburn are all taking part in the competition for the first time. Invergordon v Lochar Thistle Irvine Meadow
2025–26_Scottish_Cup
Former association football club in Scotland
Wishaw Thistle F.C. was a Scottish football team, from the town of Wishaw in Lanarkshire. The club played in the Scottish Cup and subsidiary League competitions
Wishaw_Thistle_F.C.
Genus of plants
Silybum (milk thistle) is a genus of two species of thistles in the family Asteraceae. The plants are native to the Mediterranean regions of Europe, North
Silybum
Species of thistle
Cirsium funkiae, the funky thistle or Funk's thistle, is a species of thistle found in the United States. It was first described by American botanist Jennifer
Cirsium_funkiae
Football club
Auckland Thistle is an association football club in Auckland, New Zealand formed in 1903. Thistle won its first Auckland Football Association championship
Auckland_Thistle
Partick Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers Ross County St Johnstone Alloa Athletic Cove Rangers East Fife Hamilton Academical Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kelty
List of football clubs in Scotland
List_of_football_clubs_in_Scotland
Species of flowering plant
Echinops exaltatus, the Russian globe thistle or tall globe thistle, is European species of globe thistle in the family Asteraceae. It is native to central
Echinops_exaltatus
THISTLE
THISTLE
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a minor place in the parish of Lancaster called Thistlethwaite, from Middle English thistle + thwaite ‘meadow’ (see Thwaites), i.e. a meadow overgrown with thistles.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from Old Norman French cardon ‘thistle’ (a diminutive of carde, from Latin carduus), hence a topographic name for someone who lived on land overgrown with thistles, an occupational name for someone who carded wool (originally a process carried out with thistles and teasels), or perhaps a nickname for a prickly and unapproachable person.French : possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Ricardon, a pet form of Richard.English : variant spelling of Carden, cognate with 1.
Girl/Female
British, English
Thistle
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Yiddish tesler ‘carpenter’. Compare Tesler.German : variant of Teschner.English : from an agent derivative of Old English tǣsel ‘teasel’, hence an occupational name for someone whose job was to brush the surface of newly-woven cloth or to card wood preparatory to spinning, using the dry seed-heads of teasels (a kind of thistle).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : apparently a topographic name for someone who lived where there was an abundance of thistles, from Middle English thistleProbably an Americanized form of German Distel.
Biblical
a live brother; my thorn or thistle
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Anglo-Norman French cardon ‘thistle’ (a diminutive of carde, from Latin carduus), probably applied as a topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land overgrown with thistles, as an occupational name for someone involved in the carding of wool, originally carried out with thistle and teasel heads, or as a nickname for a prickly and unapproachable person.English : habitational name from Carden in Cheshire, which is recorded in the mid 13th century in the form Kawrdin and in the early 14th century as Cawardyn; it is probably named with Old English carr ‘rock’ + wor{dh}ign ‘enclosure’.
Boy/Male
Biblical
A live brother; my thorn or thistle.
THISTLE
THISTLE
Boy/Male
Hebrew
God is listening; God listens.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Lambert. Compare Lamberth.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Courges
Girl/Female
Tamil
Chandhini | சாஂதீநீ
Moon light or a river, Star
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Satisfaction
Boy/Male
Arabic
Servant of the capable.
Boy/Male
English
Son of Watt.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Brahma, Eternal, Accompanied by a protector
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light of Forest
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Flax Settlement
THISTLE
THISTLE
THISTLE
THISTLE
THISTLE
n.
The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle.
n.
A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa).
n.
A genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appearance. Eryngium maritimum, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.
n.
The American goldfinch, or thistle bird. See Goldfinch.
n.
A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion.
n.
A small American finch (Spinus tristis); the thistle bird.
v. t.
Belonging to the order Compositae; bearing involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion.
n.
Any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper; as, parsnip seed; thistle seed.
n.
The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order Compositae; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.
a.
Overgrown with thistles; as, thistly ground.
n.
A dense cluster of flowers, as in clover, daisies, thistles; a capitulum.
a.
Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking.
n.
An amorphous variety of manna obtained from the nests and cocoons of a Syrian coleopterous insect (Larinus maculatus, L. nidificans, etc.) which feeds on the foliage of a variety of thistle. It is used as an article of food, and is called also nest sugar.
n.
The Cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets, sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food.
n.
Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants.
n.
A beautiful bright-colored European finch (Carduelis elegans). The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. The front of the head and throat are bright red; the nape, with part of the wings and tail, black; -- called also goldspink, goldie, fool's coat, drawbird, draw-water, thistle finch, and sweet William.
n.
A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.
n.
The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.