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burrsnounA small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.
sownoun(ambitransitive) To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).
unsiftedNot having been sifted.
weedsnoun(obsolete) Clothes.
nettlesnoun(nautical) Small lengths of cord attached to a sail, used to secure the excess fabric after reefing; reef points
thornsnoun(botany) A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.
bull thistlenounSpear thistle.
bramblesnounAny of many closely related thorny plants in the genus Rubus including the blackberry and likely not including the raspberry proper.
sow thistlenounAny of the thistles in one of the genera Cicerbita and Sonchus.
creeping thistlenounCorn thistle.
briarsnounA surname.
knotweednounAny of several plants of the genus Polygonum, with jointed stems and inconspicuous flowers
thorny(figuratively) Troublesome or vexatious.
russian thistlenounAny of several species of genus Salsola and its close relatives, prickly shrublike annuals, especially Salsola tragus (syn. Kali tragus, which is the best-known kind of tumbleweed in the US.
dandelionsnounthe debut album by the British band King of the Slums, released in 1989 on the Midnight Music label.
canada thistlenounCorn thistle (Cirsium arvense).
toadstoolsnounAny inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.
stinging nettlenounA nettle; any of the species of genus Urtica that cause painful short-term skin irritation, especially Urtica dioica, originally Eurasian, now naturalized elsewhere.
thornedContaining thorns.
firethornnounA plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.

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