carlina acaulis

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carlina acaulis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Carlina acaulis
      n 1: 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 [syn: stemless carline thistle, Carlina acaulis
           ]