llobacarda

Catalan

Alternative forms

lloba-carda, cardalloba

Etymology

Perhaps from Medieval Latin lupi cardua (literally “wolf's thistle”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ʎo.bəˈkaɾ.də/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ʎu.bəˈkar.də/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ʎo.baˈkaɾ.da/

Noun

llobacarda f (plural llobacardes)

spear thistle
Synonym: lloba

Further reading

“llobacarda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“llobacarda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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