carduoid

See also: cardioid

English

Etymology

From translingual Carduus +‎ -oid.

Adjective

carduoid (not comparable)

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