cardoon

Meaning

Any of species Cynara cardunculus of prickly perennial plants which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable, related to the artichoke.

Synonyms

artichoke thistle

Cynara cardunculus

tuff

prickly artichoke

Translations

cardone

cardon

Kardone

Cardy

kardoen

Gemüse-Artischocke

cardo

cardo hortense

cardo de coalho

Gemüseartischoke

Cynara cardunculus

Spanische Artischocke

wilde Artischocke

spanische Artischocke

Distel-Artischocke

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑː(ɹ)ˈduːn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cardon, from Medieval Latin cardon, singular form of cardō, from Latin carduus (“thistle”). Doublet of chard.