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Cardoon

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Noun

1. cardoon, cynara cardunculus

southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots

2. cardoon

only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cardoon

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noun
a thistle-like S European plant, Cynara cardunculus, closely related to the artichoke, with spiny leaves, purple flowers, and a leafstalk that may be blanched and eaten: family Asteraceae (composites)

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Cardoon

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noun
a thistlelike Mediterranean plant (Cynara cardunculus) of the composite family, closely related to the artichoke: leaves and roots are edible when blanched

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cardoon

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n.
A Mediterranean plant (Cynara cardunculus) closely related to the artichoke, cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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