Tōrch'-thīs'tle, n.
(-thīs'l), n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cereus, and of the order Cactaceæ;—so called from the resemblance of the stem to a wax candle, or from the prickly stems, used by the Indians for torches. Lee.
(-thīs'l), n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cereus, and of the order Cactaceæ;—so called from the resemblance of the stem to a wax candle, or from the prickly stems, used by the Indians for torches. Lee.