ca·ri·na /kəˈraɪnə, ˈri-/
隆線
ca·ri·na /kəˈraɪnə, ˈrɪ-/ 名詞
隆凸,龍骨瓣,龍骨狀突起
Ca·ri·na n.
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.
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Carina
n 1: a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere;
contains the start Canopus
2: any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that
on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused
petals of a pea blossom