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ohdake

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ohta- + -ke, possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *ašta-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈohdɑkeˣ/, [ˈo̞xdɑ̝k̟e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ohdɑke
  • Syllabification(key): oh‧da‧ke
  • Hyphenation(key): oh‧da‧ke

Noun

ohdake

  1. (botany) thistle of the genus Cirsium
    Synonym: sulkaohdake
  2. thistle (any of several perennial composite plants having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts)

Usage notes

In English common usage, the term thistle is used of prickly plants belonging to 15 genera. In Finnish plant names, ohdake is limited to the genus Cirsium. Due to their resemblance to Cirsium, plants belonging also to genera Onopordum (kruunuohdake), Carduus (karhiainen), Carlina (kurho) and Arctium (takiainen) are often called ohdake in everyday language.

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