carduoid

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See also: cardioid

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From translingual Carduus +‎ -oid

Adjective[edit]

carduoid (not comparable)

  1. (botany, of a style) having a ring of sweeping hairs on the shaft below the style branches
  2. (rare, originally) of or pertaining to the genus Carduus or tribe Cardueae