thistle

in Vietnamese Cây tầm ma, cây tầm gửi có gai

BrE /ˈθɪsəl/ AmE /ˈθɪsəl/

noun en → vi

1 PLANT [singular] B1

Cây tầm ma, cây tầm gửi có gai

a plant with prickly leaves and purple or pink flowers that grows in fields, wasteland, and along roadsides

Collocations thistle plant · wild thistle

  • The field was full of thistles.

    Cánh đồng đầy cây tầm ma.

2 FOOD [singular] B2

Cây tầm ma ăn được (ở một số quốc gia)

the edible root or stem of a type of thistle plant that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable in some countries, especially Scotland

Collocations thistle root · thistle stem

  • They served thistles as a side dish.

    Họ đã phục vụ cây tầm ma làm món ăn kèm.