| carolina | (n) the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina, Syn. Carolinas |
| carolina allspice | (n) hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers, Syn. strawberry bush, Calycanthus floridus, sweet shrub, strawberry shrub |
| carolina buckthorn | (n) deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn, Syn. indian cherry, Rhamnus carolinianus |
| carolina chickadee | (n) southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller, Syn. Parus carolinensis |
| carolina hemlock | (n) medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales, Syn. Tsuga caroliniana |
| carolina lupine | (n) eastern United States bush pea, Syn. Thermopsis villosa |
| carolina moonseed | (n) woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits, Syn. Cocculus carolinus |
| carolina parakeet | (n) extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States, Syn. Conuropsis carolinensis |
| carolina spring beauty | (n) similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America, Syn. Claytonia caroliniana |
| carolina wren | (n) large United States wren with a musical call, Syn. Thryothorus ludovicianus |
| caroline | (adj) of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England, Syn. Carolean |
| caroline islands | (n) a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines |
| caroling | (n) singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas) |
| carolingian | (n) a member of the Carolingian dynasty, Syn. Carlovingian |
| carolingian | (adj) of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father |
| carolingian dynasty | (n) a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987, Syn. Carlovingian dynasty |
| carolinian | (n) a native or resident of the Carolinas |
| hydroxyproline | (n) a crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen |
| neurolinguist | (n) someone trained in neuroscience and linguistics who studies brain processes during language production and reception |
| neurolinguistics | (n) the branch of linguistics that studies the relation between language and the structure and function of the nervous system |
| north carolina | (n) a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies, Syn. NC, Old North State, Tar Heel State |
| north carolina | (n) one of the British colonies that formed the United States |
| north carolinian | (n) a native or resident of North Carolina, Syn. Tarheel |
| proline | (n) an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen) |
| south carolina | (n) one of the British colonies that formed the United States |
| south carolina | (n) a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies, Syn. SC, Palmetto State |
| south carolinian | (n) a native or resident of South Carolina |
| university of north carolina | (n) a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| american chameleon | (n) small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color, Syn. anole, Anolis carolinensis |
| american hornbeam | (n) tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn, Syn. Carpinus caroliniana |
| catbird | (n) North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing, Syn. gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, grey catbird |
| cherry laurel | (n) small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States, Syn. laurel cherry, mock orange, Prunus caroliniana, wild orange |
| christmasberry | (n) spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries, Syn. Christmas berry, Lycium carolinianum |
| chuck-will's-widow | (n) large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States, Syn. Caprimulgus carolinensis |
| columbia | (n) capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina, Syn. capital of South Carolina |
| eastern grey squirrel | (n) common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England, Syn. cat squirrel, eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis |
| eastern narrow-mouthed toad | (n) small toad of southeastern United States, Syn. Gastrophryne carolinensis |
| ederle | (n) United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906-2003), Syn. Gertrude Ederle, Gertrude Caroline Ederle |
| false bugbane | (n) tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers, Syn. Trautvetteria carolinensis |
| florida pompano | (n) found in coastal waters New England to Brazil except clear waters of West Indies, Syn. Trachinotus carolinus |
| horse nettle | (n) coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States, Syn. bull nettle, ball nightshade, Solanum carolinense, ball nettle |
| mosquito fern | (n) small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe, Syn. floating fern, Azolla caroliniana, Carolina pond fern |
| nine | (n) the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one, Syn. ennead, 9, niner, IX, Nina from Carolina |
| northern sea robin | (n) large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Florida, Syn. Prionotus carolinus |
| pine-barren sandwort | (n) deep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States, Syn. longroot, Arenaria caroliniana |
| puccoon | (n) perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment, Syn. Lithospermum caroliniense |
| raleigh | (n) capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina, Syn. capital of North Carolina |
| silver-bell tree | (n) medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas, Syn. opossum wood, Halesia tetraptera, snowdrop tree, silverbell tree, Halesia carolina |
| swamp ash | (n) small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States, Syn. Fraxinus caroliniana |
| tomtate | (n) found off the West Indies and Florida, Syn. Haemulon aurolineatum |
