| English adjective: carboniferous | |||
| 1. | carboniferous of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era | ||
| Samples | Carboniferous rock system. | ||
| 2. | carboniferous relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon | ||
| Synonyms | carbonaceous, carbonic, carbonous | ||
| English noun: Carboniferous | |||
| 1. | Carboniferous (time) from 345 million to 280 million years ago | ||
| Synonyms | Carboniferous period | ||
| Instance hypernym | geological period, period | ||
| Part holonym | Lower Carboniferous, Lower Carboniferous period, Missippian period, Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, Pennsylvanian period, Upper Carboniferous, Upper Carboniferous period | ||
| Part meronym | Paleozoic, Paleozoic era | ||