carline thistle

2 definitions found

carline thistle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Carline thistle \Car"line this`tle\ [F. carline, It., Sp., &
     Pg., carlina. Said to be so called from the Emperor
     Charlemagne, whose army is reputed to have used it as a
     remedy for pestilence.] (Bot.)
     A prickly plant of the genus Carlina (Carlina vulgaris),
     found in Europe and Asia.
     [1913 Webster]

carline thistle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  carline thistle
      n 1: a thistle of the genus Carlina