CARINA
\kaɹˈiːnə], \kaɹˈiːnə], \k_a_ɹ_ˈiː_n_ə]\
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That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification
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A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
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The keel of the breastbone of birds.
By Oddity Software
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That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification
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A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
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The keel of the breastbone of birds.
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A keel
By Noah Webster.
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In bot. same as Keel: in zool. a prominent median ridge or keel in the sternum of all existing birds except the Cursores.
By Daniel Lyons
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A keel-like ridge on certain bones, as the breast-bone of birds; the median dorsal plate of a barnacle; the portion of a leguminous flower in which the stamens and pistils are contained; a ridge on the bracts of certain grasses.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.