Thorny bush
Thistle and thorny bush are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thistle" instead a noun phrase "Thorny bush".
Thistle
Thistle noun - Any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves.
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Thorny bush and thistle are semantically related. You can use "Thorny bush" instead a noun "Thistle".
Nearby Word: thistly
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