Definition of carduus Carduus
We found 3 definitions of carduus from 3 different sources.
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What does carduus mean?
WordNet
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| carduus - genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles | ||
| genus Carduus | ||
| asterid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs | ||
| aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia | ||
| carduus crispus, welted thistle European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches | ||
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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carduus
kar′dū-us, n. (Shak.) a thistle.—n. Cardō′phagus, a thistle-eater, a donkey. [L.,—Gr. kardos, thistle; phagos, eater.]
