ohdake

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *ohta- +‎ -ke, possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *ašta-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈohdɑkeˣ/, [ˈo̞xdɑ̝k̟e̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ohdɑke Syllabification(key): oh‧da‧ke Hyphenation(key): oh‧da‧ke === Noun === ohdake (botany) thistle of the genus Cirsium Synonym: sulkaohdake thistle (any of several perennial composite plants having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts) ==== Usage notes ==== In English common usage, the term thistle is used of prickly plants belonging to 15 genera. In Finnish plant names, ohdake is limited to the genus Cirsium. Due to their resemblance to Cirsium, plants belonging also to genera Onopordum (kruunuohdake), Carduus (karhiainen), Carlina (kurho) and Arctium (takiainen) are often called ohdake in everyday language. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ohdake”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023