Meanings
- historicalastronomyA former constellation in the Southern Hemisphere now forming parts of Vela and Carina.
Synonyms: Robur Caroli, Robur Caroli II
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA former constellation in the Southern Hemisphere now forming parts of Vela and Carina.
Origin
- LatinRobur Carolinum“the Caroline or Charles oak”
- EnglishRobur Carolinum
From Latin Robur Carolinum (“the Caroline or Charles oak”) in Edmund Halley's 1679 Catalogus Stellarum Australium, named for the Royal Oak in Boscobel Wood where Charles Stuart (later Charles II of England) hid from the victorious troops of Oliver Cromwell after the 1651 Battle of Worcester during the War of the Three Kingdoms.
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French Chêne de Charles, Chêne de Charles II
- Chêne de CharlesTranslations
- Chêne de Charles IITranslations
German Carls Eiche
- Carls EicheTranslations
Latin Robur Carolinum, Robur Caroli
- Robur CarolinumTranslations
- Robur CaroliTranslations
- Robur Caroli IITranslations
Cite this entry
Robur Carolinum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Robur%20Carolinum
“Robur Carolinum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Robur%20Carolinum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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