What is the meaning of blessed thistle?

Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America.
- synonyms: milk thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, holy thistle, Silybum marianum
Annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers.
- synonyms: sweet sultan, Cnicus benedictus

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