thistel

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === þistel, thystyl, þistil, thestel, thystylle, thystyll, þestel, thistill, þystel, þissle, thystul === Etymology === Inherited from Old English þistel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθistəl/ === Noun === thistel (plural thisteles) thistle (a plant belonging to the genus Carduus) thistle (any spiky or prickly perennial composite plant) ==== Descendants ==== English: thistle Scots: thrissel ==== References ==== “thistel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 August 2018.