Carduus
See also: carduus
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Musk_thistle.jpg.webp)
Etymology
Latin carduus (“thistle”)
Proper noun
Carduus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – many thistles native to the Old World.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Asterales - order; Asteraceae - family; Carduoideae - subfamily; Cardueae - tribe; Carduinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): For species see
Carduus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Carduus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Carduus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Carduus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Carduus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons- Carduus at USDA Plants database