carlina : Idioms & Phrases
carlina acaulis
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noun stemless perennial having large flowers with white or purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and eastern Europe
stemless carline thistle.
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carlina vulgaris
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noun Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils
common carline thistle.
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genus carlina
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noun genus of Mediterranean thistles
Carlina.