Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to or resembling a carina.
  • In botany, having the keel or two lower petals of a flower inclosing the others: applied to a form of estivation which is peculiar to a tribe (Cæsalpinæ) of the Leguminosæ.

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  • adjective Relating to a carina

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  • adjective relating to or resembling a carina

Etymologies

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carina +‎ -al

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