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milk thistle
lady's thistle
Our Lady's mild thistle
holy thistle
blessed thistle
Silybum marianum
Definition: tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
blessed thistle
sweet sultan
Cnicus benedictus
Definition: annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers
Definition: Centaurea benedicta (formerly usually called Cnicus benedictus), a thistle-like plant native to the Mediterranean.