See Also: carline(1)(dictionary)
carline(2)(dictionary)
carline(dictionary)
gyre-carline(dictionary)

carline (iou)



carline noun2. L16.
[French from medieval Latin carlina perh. from cardina (from cardo thistle) by assoc. with Carolus Magnus (Charlemagne), to whom its medicinal qualities were reputedly revealed.]
In full carline thistle. A spiny plant of the genus Carlina of the composite family.