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carina.

A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈɹiːnə//kəˈɹaɪnə/
  1. A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.

  2. Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the organs of fructification.

  3. The keel of the glume of grasses.

  4. The principal nerve of a sepal.

  5. The keel of the breastbone of birds.

  6. Any of several features that have a projecting central ridge.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin carīna (“keel”). Doublet of careen and carene.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.