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Webster 1913 Edition
Carina
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Ca-ri′na
,Noun.
[L., keel.]
1.
(Bot.)
A keel
. (a)
That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification
. (b)
A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
2.
(Zool.)
The keel of the breastbone of birds.