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carlin |
carlina |
carlina acaulis |
carlina vulgaris |
carline |
carline thistle
| carling
| carling float
| carlings
| carlist
| carlo goldoni
carline thistle
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun carline thistle has 1 sense
- carline thistle(n = noun.plant) Array - a thistle of the genus Carlina; Array is a kind of thistle
is a member of carlina, genus carlina
has particulars: carlina acaulis, stemless carline thistle, carlina vulgaris, common carline thistle
CIDE DICTIONARY
carline thistle, [F. carline, It., Sp., & Pg., carlina. Said to be so called from the Emperor Charlemagne, whose army is reputed to have used it as a remedy for pestilence.].
A prickly plant of the genus Carlina (Carlina vulgaris ), found in Europe and Asia. [1913 Webster]
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