单词 | carina |
释义 | carina —carinal, adj. /keuh ruy"neuh, -ree"-/, n. , pl. carinas, carinae /-nee/. 1. Zool. a keellike part or ridge, esp. a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds. 2. Bot. the two conjoined lower petals of a pea or bean flower that enclose the stamen and style. See illus. under papilionaceous. [1695-1705; < L: keel; cf. CAREEN] |
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