carduoid

C3A1R1D2U1O1I1D2

adjective

having a ring of sweeping hairs on the shaft below the style branches

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Meanings

adjectivecarduoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyhaving a ring of sweeping hairs on the shaft below the style branches

    Synonyms: cynaroid

  2. not comparablerareoriginallyof or pertaining to the genus Carduus or tribe Cardueae

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a ring of sweeping hairs on the shaft below the style branches

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Origin

  1. translingualCarduus
  2. Englishcarduoid

From translingual Carduus + -oid.

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carduoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carduoid

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