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Definition of Genus Carduus
1. Noun. Genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles.
Exact synonyms: Carduus
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Carduus Crispus, Welted Thistle, Carduus Nutans, Musk Thistle, Nodding Thistle
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Carduus Crispus, Welted Thistle, Carduus Nutans, Musk Thistle, Nodding Thistle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Carduus
Literary usage of Genus Carduus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1908)
"... Cnicus benedictus L. By a few recent American botanists our thistles with
plumose pappus are united with the Old World genus Carduus L., which has the ..."
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