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cardoon

(kär do̵̅o̅n′)

noun

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

Origin: Fr cardon < Prov < LL cardo < L carduus: see card

See cardoon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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

Origin:

Origin: Middle English cardoun

Origin: , from Old French cardon

Origin: , from Old Provençal

Origin: , from Late Latin cardō, cardōn-

Origin: , from Latin carduus, wild thistle

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