Carina
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /kəˈɹiːnə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Carina is a noun meaning A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
Meaning
A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
More Meanings
- (botany) Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the organs of fructification.
- (botany) The keel of the glume of grasses.
- (botany) The principal nerve of a sepal.
- (ornithology) The keel of the breastbone of birds.
- (anatomy) Any of several features that have a projecting central ridge.
Word Forms
- carinas
- carinae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include customs, carination, carine, crest, carinule, carinula.
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