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artichoke definition

ar·ti·choke (ärt′ə c̸hōk′)

noun

    1. a thistlelike plant (Cynara scolymus) of the composite family
    2. its flower head, cooked as a vegetable
  2. Jerusalem artichoke

Etymology: It dial. articiocco < OSp alcarchofa < Ar al-ḥarshaf (var. kharshūf)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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