Cardoon Definition
kär-do͝on
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
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Other Word Forms of Cardoon
Noun
Singular:
cardoon
Plural:
cardoonsOrigin of Cardoon
Middle English cardoun from Old French cardon from Old Provençal from Late Latin cardō cardōn- from Latin carduus wild thistle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle French cardon, from Medieval Latin cardon, singular form of cardo, from Latin carduus (“thistle”).
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