Cirsium
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A large genus of thistles in the daisy family, widespread across the Northern Hemisphere and often called plume thistles.
“The purple flower heads of Cirsium attracted numerous butterflies across the meadow.”
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Synonyms
thistleplume thistle
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Wordle
Ends in IUM, contains I, I, and U as vowels, two I's in a seven-letter word is notable
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Scrabble
Worth 11 points, a proper noun (genus name) so invalid in standard Scrabble, the IUM ending is distinctive
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