cardoon

car·doon

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

Origin of cardoon

French cardon from Provençal from Late Latin cardo from Classical Latin carduus: see card

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cardoon

noun

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

Origin of cardoon

Middle English cardoun from Old French cardon from Old Provençal from Late Latin cardō cardōn- from Latin carduus wild thistle

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Noun

(plural cardoons)

Cynara cardunculus, a prickly perennial plant with impressive purple flowers.

Origin

Middle French cardon, from Medieval Latin cardon, singular form of cardo, from Latin carduus (“thistle”).

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