carline thistle

noun

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

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Meanings

nouncarline thistle (plural carline thistles)

plural carline thistles

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

Origin

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

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Translations

Catalan carlina
  • carlinathistle
Czech pupava
  • pupavathistle
Finnish kurho
  • kurhothistle
Irish feochadán mín, feochadán baineann
  • feochadán mínthistle
  • feochadán baineannthistle
Polish dziewięćsił
  • dziewięćsiłthistle
Russian карли́на, колю́чник
  • карли́на (karlína)thistle
  • колю́чник (koljúčnik)thistle
Scottish Gaelic cluaran-òir, fòghnan-soilleir
  • cluaran-òirthistle
  • fòghnan-soilleirthistle
Cite this entry
APA

carline thistle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carline%20thistle

MLA

“carline thistle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carline%20thistle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carline thistle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carline%20thistle.

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