Definition of Carlina

1. Noun. Genus of Mediterranean thistles.

Exact synonyms: Genus Carlina
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Carline Thistle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carlina

Carl Sandburg
Carl Van Doren
Carl XVI Gustaf
Carl XVI Gustav
Carl Yastrzemski
Carl von Linne
Carla
Carlen
Carlen's tube
Carlene
Carleton
Carley
Carley float
Carley floats
Carlie
Carlina (current term)
Carlina acaulis
Carlina vulgaris
Carling Sunday
Carling float
Carlisle
Carlism
Carlist
Carlists
Carlo
Carlo Goldoni
Carlos
Carlos Chavez
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos the Jackal

Literary usage of Carlina

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"Carlina acaulis, its large heads of flowers are used as hygrometers and ... Protection of Pollen. of the Carline Thistle (Carlina ..."

2. British Phaenogamous Botany, Or, Figures and Descriptions of the Genera of ...by William Baxter by William Baxter (1843)
"Carlina sylvestris major, Johnson's Gerarde, p. 1159. LOCALITIES.—In dry hilly pastures and fields ; frequent. Biennial.—Flowers in June and July. ..."

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