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Noun: stemless carline thistle
  1. Stemless perennial having large flowers with white or purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and eastern Europe
    - Carlina acaulis

Derived forms: stemless carline thistles

Type of: carline thistle

Encyclopedia: Stemless carline thistle