Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cardoon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cardoon \Car*doon"\ (k[aum]r*d[=oo]n"), n. [F. cardon. The same
word as F. cardon thistle, fr. L. carduus, cardus, LL. cardo.
See 3d {Card}.] (Bot.)
A large herbaceous plant ({Cynara Cardunculus}) related to
the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a salad.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cardoon
n 1: southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple
flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots
[syn: {Cynara cardunculus}]
2: only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched
and used as celery); related to artichokes
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