milk thistle

noun

Definition of milk thistle

: a tall thistle (Silybum marianum) having white-veined dark green leaves and large purple flower heads that is native to the Mediterranean region but has become naturalized elsewhere including the U.S. also : an extract of milk thistle and especially its seeds that is held to protect the liver from damage or disease

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Instead, Lopez takes a handful of herbal supplements including aforementioned turmeric, milk thistle, burdock root, and neem leaf. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "This All-Natural Acne Skin-Care Routine Is Going Viral on Instagram," 13 Dec. 2017 Alana Giarrano, an undergraduate, appeared with a box containing milk thistle, St. John’s wort, stinging nettle and a plant with a fuzzy pink shock of a flower, like a tiny mohawk, called dwarf coral, or celosia. — Written By Annie Correal; Photographs By Karsten Moran, New York Times, "A Seed Artist Germinates History," 31 Oct. 2017

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milk thistle

noun

milk this·tle | \ -ˈthis-əl

Medical Definition of milk thistle

1 : a tall thistle (Silybum marianum) that is the source of silymarin, has large clasping white-blotched leaves and large purple flower heads with bristly receptacles, and is native to southern Europe but has been widely introduced elsewhere including the United States

2 : an extract of milk thistle and especially its seeds : silymarin

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