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Definition of Carline thistle
1. Noun. A thistle of the genus Carlina.
Group relationships: Carlina, Genus Carlina
Specialized synonyms: Carlina Acaulis, Stemless Carline Thistle, Carlina Vulgaris, Common Carline Thistle
Definition of Carline thistle
1. Noun. Any of about 30 species of thistles in the genus ''Carlina''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carline Thistle
Literary usage of Carline thistle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1812)
"Common Carline-thistle. •Nat. of Britain. Fl. June; — September. H. g. 5. ...
Pyrenean Carline-thistle. Nat. of the Pyrenees. Intro j. ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils: Comprising Both by William Theodore Brannt, Karl Schaedler (1896)
"However, the principal constituent of carline-thistle oil consists of a specifically
heavier portion passing over between 336.2° and 339.8" F. under 21 mm. ..."
3. The Sesquiterpenes by Oswald Schreiner (1904)
"Sesquiterpene of carline thistle Oil. carline thistle yields about 2 pc of a
volatile oil which boils for the greater part between 265—300°. ..."
4. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"CARLINA, L. carline thistle. Compositae. Named for Charlemagne, whose army found
in the plant a remedy for the ... carline thistle, Ground Thistle; Ger. ..."
5. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics: Embracing the Myths, Traditions by Richard Folkard (1884)
"The plant upon which the arrow alighted was the carline thistle, and, as Gerarde
tells us, ... The carline thistle is under the dominion of Mars. CARNATION. ..."
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