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noun
Any of about 30 species of thistles in the genus Carlina and certain other closely related genera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a thistle of the genus Carlina
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: thistle
Narrower terms: stemless carline thistle, Carlina acaulis, common carline thistle, Carlina vulgaris
History
From a legend that an angel showed the root of one to Charlemagne as a remedy for a plague. See Carline.
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