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CARLINA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Carlina mean?
• CARLINA (noun)
The noun CARLINA has 1 sense:
1. genus of Mediterranean thistles
Familiarity information: CARLINA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of Mediterranean thistles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Carlina; genus Carlina
Hypernyms ("Carlina" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Carlina"):
carline thistle (a thistle of the genus Carlina)
Holonyms ("Carlina" is a member of...):
aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)
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