kärˈlīnə, -ēnə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, carline thistle, probably from Old Italian — more at carline thistle
1. capitalized : a genus of herbs (family Compositae) of the Mediterranean region differing from the true thistles in having the outer involucral scales leaflike and spiny-toothed and the inner ones colored, raylike, and longer than the flowers
2. plural carli·nae -ī(ˌ)nē, -ēˌnī : a plant of the genus Carlina