• Heb. dardar, meaning "a plant growing luxuriantly" (Genesis 3:18; Hosea 10:8 ); Gr. tribolos, "a triple point" (Matthew 7:16; Hebrews 6:8 , "brier," RSV "thistle"). This was probably the star-thistle, called by botanists Centaurea calcitropa, or "caltrops," a weed common in corn-fields. (See THORNS .)

    Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

    Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Thistle'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/t/thistle.html. 1897.