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Robur Carolinum

Robur Carolinum proper noun: a former constellation in the Southern Hemisphere now forming parts of Vela and Carina.

robur carolinum: a former constellation in the Southern Hemisphere now forming parts of Vela and Carina
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Proper noun

Robur Carolinum

  1. (historical) A former constellation in the Southern Hemisphere now forming parts of Vela and Carina.
    Synonyms:
    Robur Caroli, Robur Caroli II

Synonyms of Robur Carolinum

  • Robur Caroli
  • Robur Caroli II

Origin of Robur Carolinum

From Latin Robur Carolinum (“the Caroline or Charles oak”) in Edmund Halley's 1679 Catalogus Stellarum Australium, named for the Royal Oak in Boscobel Wood where Charles Stuart (later Charles II of England) hid from the victorious troops of Oliver Cromwell after the 1651 Battle of Worcester during the War of the Three Kingdoms.

Questions about Robur Carolinum

What does Robur Carolinum mean?
Robur Carolinum means a former constellation in the Southern Hemisphere now forming parts of Vela and Carina.
What part of speech is Robur Carolinum?
Robur Carolinum is a proper noun.

Words near Robur Carolinum in the dictionary

  1. Robson
  2. Robsten
  3. Robuck
  4. Robucks
  5. Robur
  6. Robur Carolinum
  7. roburin
  8. roburite
  9. roburoid
  10. robust
  11. robust association of massive baryonic objects

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