Russian thistle
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Russian + thistle: believed to have been introduced to North America from Russia, and is prickly like a thistle.
Noun
[edit]Russian thistle (plural Russian thistles)
- Any of several species of genus Salsola and its close relatives, prickly shrublike annuals, especially Salsola tragus (syn. Kali tragus, which is the best-known kind of tumbleweed in the US.
- (Australia) Salsola australis
Synonyms
[edit]- (Salsola tragus): prickly Russian thistle
Derived terms
[edit]- barbwire Russian thistle (Salsola paulsenii)
- opposite-leaf Russian thistle (Soda inermis)
- shrubby Russian thistle (now Nitrosalsola vermiculata)
- slender Russian thistle (Salsola collina)
Translations
[edit]Salsola tragus
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