ˌkärjəˈwāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Carduus, type genus + -aceae
in some classifications : a family of plants comprising all the composites (as thistles and asters) that have syngenesious stamens and flower heads containing tubular flowers or both tubular and ligulate flowers but not ligulate flowers alone
• car·du·a·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|wāshəs adjective