Thistle (disambiguation)

Thistle (disambiguation)

Thistle is the common name of a polyphyletic group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp spines or prickles on the margins, mostly in the plant family "Asteraceae".

"Onopordum acanthium", the Scots thistle, is the national flower of Scotland.Thistle can also refer to:

Miscellaneous

*Thistle (color), a pale purple
*The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Scotland's highest order of chivalry
*Thistle tube, a piece of laboratory glassware
*Thistle, Utah, a town destroyed by a landslide in 1983
*Thomas Thistle (1853-1936), English clergyman and educator

Companies

*Thistle Hotels
**Thistle Tower Hotel - now branded as a Guoman
*Thistle Mining
*Thistle TV, a local television station serving Lanarkshire, Scotland, between 2003 and 2005

Football (soccer) clubs

Australia

*"Port Presbyterian Thistle S.C." and "Port Thistle S.C.", see Port Adelaide Pirates

England

*Hereford Thistle F.C.

cotland

*Ardeer Thistle F.C.
*Armadale Thistle F.C.
*Bathgate Thistle F.C.
*Buckie Thistle F.C.
*Bunillidh Thistle F.C.
*Burghead Thistle F.C.
*Dalkeith Thistle F.C.
*Dalry Thistle F.C.
*East Kilbride Thistle F.C.
*"Ferranti Thistle" and "Meadowbank Thistle", see Livingston F.C.
*Forres Thistle F.C.
*Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
*Inverness Thistle F.C.
*Kirriemuir Thistle F.C.
*Largs Thistle F.C.
*Larkhall Thistle F.C.
*Lothian Thistle F.C.
*Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.
*Partick Thistle F.C.
*Scone Thistle F.C.
*Steins Thistle F.C.
*Thistle F.C.
*Wishaw Thistle F.C.

Music and literature

*"A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle", a 1926 poem by Hugh MacDiarmid, written in the Scots language
*Steel Thistle Pipes and Drums, a pipe band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*"The Thistle & Shamrock", a weekly U.S. syndicated radio program specializing in Celtic music
*"Thistles" is a poem written by the poet Ted Hughes.

hips and boats

*HMS Thistle (disambiguation page)
** HMS "Thistle", a British 10-gun schooner (1808)
** HMS "Thistle", a British 12-gun brig (1812)
** HMS "Thistle", a British gunboat (1855)
** HMS "Thistle", a British composite gun vessel (1868)
** HMS "Thistle", a British Bramble-class gunboat (1899 - some sources say 1898)
** HMS Thistle (N24), a British T class submarine launched in 1939
** HMS "Thistle", a fictional corvette in Douglas Reeman's book "To Risks Unknown", set in 1943.
*Thistle (dinghy), a high performance racing dinghy
*Thistle (yacht), the unsuccessful Scottish challenger in the seventh America's Cup in 1887
*USAHS Thistle, the former USS "Catlin" which was converted to a hospital ship in 1943


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Thistle — This article is about the plant, for other uses see Thistle (disambiguation). Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the plant family Asteraceae. Prickles… …   Wikipedia

  • Milk thistle — This article is about the true milk thistles. For another plant that is sometimes referred to as a milk thistle, see Sow thistle (disambiguation). Milk thistle Silybum marianum Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • Dalkeith (disambiguation) — Dalkeith may refer to: Dalkeith, a town in Midlothian, Scotland Dalkeith Palace Dalkeith Rugby Football Club Dalkeith Thistle F.C. Dalkeith High School Dalkeith, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth Dalkeith, Ontario, Canada Dalkeith, Florida,… …   Wikipedia

  • Meteor (disambiguation) — A meteor, commonly called a shooting star and falling star, is the visible trace of a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere. If it survives impact with the Earth s surface, then it is called a meteorite. Meteorology, the study of weather, is… …   Wikipedia

  • Pitcher (disambiguation) — Pitcher may refer to the following: Baseball and softball*Pitcher, a playing position in the game of baseball or softball. See also: **Starting pitcher, the pitcher who pitches the first pitch **Relief pitcher, a pitcher who enters the game after …   Wikipedia

  • Burdock (disambiguation) — Burdock refers to any of a group of thistle like plants.Burdock may also refer to:In fictional characters: *Burdock ( Dragon Ball ) or Bardock, a character in Dragon Ball media *Fred Burdock, a character in the E/R universeIn other uses: *Burdock …   Wikipedia

  • Caledonia (disambiguation) — Caledonia is an old name for northern Great Britain. Caledonia may also refer to:* Caledonia, a Roman name of Celtic origin for most of the area that has become Scotland * Caledonians, also known as Caledonii or Caledonia Confederacy, name given… …   Wikipedia

  • Artichoke (disambiguation) — A globe artichoke is a partially edible perennial thistle originating in southern Europe around the Mediterranean.Artichoke may also refer to: * Artichoke, a creative company specialising in arts events. * Jerusalem artichoke, a species of… …   Wikipedia

  • Inverness (disambiguation) — Inverness is a city in the Highland Council area of Scotland.Inverness may also refer to:PlacesIn Scotland: * County of Inverness, also known as Inverness shire, now a registration county, but also a general purpose county until 1975 * Inverness… …   Wikipedia

  • Mark Cairns (disambiguation) — Mark Cairns is the name of several persons:In sport: * Mark Cairns (footballer), Scottish association football goalkeeper for fc|Partick Thistle and fc|Alloa Athletic amongst others * Mark Cairns (squash player), English squash playerIn other… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”