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CARLINA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus of Mediterranean thistles

Synonyms:

Carlina; genus Carlina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Carlina" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "Carlina"):

carline thistle (a thistle of the genus Carlina)

Holonyms ("Carlina" is a member of...):

aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)

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