thistle
Refers to thistle plants (Cirsium spp.), often seen as a wildflower with prickly leaves and purple flowers.
Thistles were blooming by the roadside.
アザミの葉にはとげがある。
Thistle leaves have thorns.
thrips; thrip
Japanese thistle; Cirsium japonicum
Usually written in katakana; the kanji 薊 is rare and may not be widely recognized.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.
The origin is uncertain; the word is native Japanese.