thistlelike

English

Etymology

thistle +‎ -like

Adjective

thistlelike (comparative more thistlelike, superlative most thistlelike)

1. Having the form or characteristics of a thistle
   • 2009 June 12, Dwight Garner, “Living Off the Land, Surrounded by Asphalt”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The thistlelike leaves of artichokes glowed silver.