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carline thistle

carline thistle noun: any of about 30 species of thistles in the genus Carlina and certain other closely related genera.

carline thistle: any of about 30 species of thistles in the genus Carlina and certain other closely related genera
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Noun

carline thistle (plural carline thistles)

  1. Any of about 30 species of thistles in the genus Carlina and certain other closely related genera.

Forms of carline thistle

pluralcarline thistles

Origin of carline thistle

From a legend that an angel showed the root of one to Charlemagne as a remedy for a plague. See Carline.

Questions about carline thistle

What does carline thistle mean?
Carline thistle means any of about 30 species of thistles in the genus Carlina and certain other closely related genera.
What part of speech is carline thistle?
Carline thistle is a noun.
What is the plural of carline thistle?
The plural of carline thistle is carline thistles.

Words near carline thistle in the dictionary

  1. Carlin How
  2. Carlin pea
  3. Carlin peas
  4. Carlinda
  5. carline
  6. carline thistle
  7. carline thistles
  8. carlines
  9. Carlinesque
  10. carling
  11. Carling Sunday

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