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