distel

Meaning

1. (masculine) A thistle (plant of the tribe Cynareae syn. Cardueae).
2. (broadly, masculine) Any of various prickly plants resembling a thistle, such as sea holly (Eryngium maritimum).

Concepts

thistle

thisle

teasel

Carduus

thorny plant

prickly plant

Synonyms

kardoen

kaardebol

Translations

Distel

chardon

cardo

cardo

card

carduus

Karde

devedikeni

γαϊδουράγκαθο

cardo

cardon

caucida

tribulus

cynara cardunculus L.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɪs.təl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: distel

Inherited from Old Dutch: *thistil

In summary

From Middle Dutch distel, from Old Dutch *thistil, from Proto-West Germanic *þistil, from Proto-Germanic *þistilaz.