— carinal , adj.
/keuh ruy"neuh, -ree"-/ , n. , pl. carinas, carinae /-nee/ .
1. Zool. a keellike part or ridge, esp. a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
2. Bot. the two conjoined lower petals of a pea or bean flower that enclose the stamen and style. See illus. under papilionaceous .
[ 1695-1705; ]