thistle family - бот. семейство сложноцветных (Compositae)
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to grasp the thistle firmly - смело встречать трудности, не бояться трудностей1. 1) бот. чертополох (Carduus gen.)
~ family - бот. семейство сложноцветных (Compositae)
2) чертополох (эмблема Шотландии)
2. (Thistle) шотландский рыцарский орден (тж. Order of the Thistle)
3. бот. осот (Cirsium gen.)
♢ to grasp the ~ firmly - смело встречать трудности, не бояться трудностей
• Bloom on a brae
• Meadow bloom
• National flower of Scotland
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• Prickly plant
• Prickly-leaved plant
• Purple-flowered prickly plant
• Scotland's national flower
• Scottish emblem
• Star ___ (spiny flower)
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• Any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves