Definition of cardoon Cardoon
/kɑɹduˈn/ - [kardun] - car•doon
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What does cardoon mean?
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NounPlural: cardoons |
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| cardoon - southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots | ||
| Cynara cardunculus | ||
| vegetable edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant | ||
| cynara, genus cynara artichoke; cardoon | ||
| cardoon - only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes | ||
| veg, veggie, vegetable edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cardoon (Noun)
Cynara cardunculus , a prickly perennial plant with impressive purple flowers.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cardoon (n.)
A large herbaceous plant (Cynara Cardunculus) related to the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a salad.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cardoon
kar-dōōn′, n. a perennial plant, the prickly artichoke of the Mediterranean region.—Also Chardoon′. [O. Fr.,—L. carduus, a thistle.]
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🔤- cardoon, noun, singular of cardoons.
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