Look up: cardo

1. Cardo
   (Spanish) cardoon, wild mushrooms
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2. cardo
   A Roman surveying term for north-south streets in Roman towns, as opposed to decamanus for the east-west streets. Also a term for axis as seen in the terms: - cardo decumanus - the dorsal axis was the longer of the 2 principal axes upon which a Roman fort was laid out, crossed at right-angles in the centre of the camp, where the groma was placed, b…
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3. Cardo
   Car'do (kär'do) noun ; plural Cardines .) [ Latin , a hinge.] (Zoology) (a) The basal joint of the maxilla in insects. (b) The hinge of a bivalve shell.
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4. Cardo
   • (n.) The hinge of a bivalve shell. • (n.) The basal joint of the maxilla in insects.
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5. Cardo
   Latin term for the main road running in a north-south direction through a town or city and crossing the decumanus which ran from west to east.
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6. Cardo
   The `cardo` (also `cardo maximus`) was a north-south oriented street in Roman cities, military camps, and coloniae. The cardo, an integral component of city planning, was lined with shops and vendors, and served as a hub of economic life. Most Roman cities also had a Decumanus Maximus, an east-west ...
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7. Cardo
   (Gozón) `Cardo` (variant: `San Martín de Cardo`) is one of thirteen parishes (administrative divisions) in the Gozón municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.
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