8-Letter Words Containing: C,A,S,T,R,A,L

• (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry

• A small, metal object with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles.

• The same object represented as a heraldic charge.

• The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.

• Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions.

• A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses.