CARLINE


Meaning of CARLINE in English

n. any plant of the genus Carlina, esp. the thistle-like c. vulgaris.

[ F f. med.L carlina perh. for cardina (L carduus thistle), assoc. with Carolus Magnus Charlemagne ]

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