nodding thistle

Noun nodding thistle has 1 sense

• nodding thistle(n = noun.plant) carduus nutans, musk thistle - Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar; Array
is a kind of thistle
is a member of carduus, genus carduus