# carduoid

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. having a ring of sweeping hairs on the shaft below the style branches
2. of or pertaining to the genus Carduus or tribe Cardueae

## Etymology
From translingual Carduus + -oid.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carduoid