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 Scotch a.  Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish.
 Scotch broom Bot., the Cytisus scoparius. See Broom.
 Scotch dipper, or Scotch duck Zool., the bufflehead; -- called also Scotch teal, and Scotchman.
 Scotch fiddle, the itch. [Low] --Sir W. Scott.
 Scotch mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.
 Scotch nightingale Zool., the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]
 Scotch pebble. See under pebble.
 Scotch pine Bot. See Riga fir.
 Scotch thistle Bot., a species of thistle (Onopordon acanthium); -- so called from its being the national emblem of the Scotch.

 This·tle n.  Bot. Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants.
 Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, so named because it was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of venomous creatures.
 Bull thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus, the common large thistle of neglected pastures.
 Canada thistle, Cnicus arvensis, a native of Europe, but introduced into the United States from Canada.
 Cotton thistle, Onopordon Acanthium.
 Fuller's thistle, the teasel.
 Globe thistle, Melon thistle, etc. See under Globe, Melon, etc.
 Pine thistle, Atractylis gummifera, a native of the Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the involucre.
 Scotch thistle, either the cotton thistle, or the musk thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national emblems of Scotland.
 Sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus.
 Spear thistle. Same as Bull thistle.
 Star thistle, a species of Centaurea. See Centaurea.
 Torch thistle, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. See Cereus.
 Yellow thistle, Cincus horridulus.
 Thistle bird Zool., the American goldfinch, or yellow-bird (Spinus tristis); -- so called on account of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under Goldfinch.
 Thistle butterfly Zool., a handsomely colored American butterfly (Vanessa cardui) whose larva feeds upon thistles; -- called also painted lady.
 Thistle cock Zool., the corn bunting (Emberiza militaria). [Prov. Eng.]
 Thistle crown, a gold coin of England of the reign of James I., worth four shillings.
 Thistle finch Zool., the goldfinch; -- so called from its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]
 Thistle funnel, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth.
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 Scotch thistle
      n : biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple
          flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: cotton
          thistle, woolly thistle, Onopordum acanthium, Onopordon
          acanthium]