carline thistle

noun

Etymology

From a legend that an angel showed the root of one to Charlemagne as a remedy for a plague. See Carline.

Definitions

  1. Any of about 30 species of thistles in the genus Carlina and certain other closely…

    Any of about 30 species of thistles in the genus Carlina and certain other closely related genera.

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