cardoon

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

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

artichoke thistle

Cynara cardunculus

prickly artichoke

Kardone

Gemüse-Artischocke

Gemüseartischoke

Cynara cardunculus

Spanische Artischocke

wilde Artischocke

spanische Artischocke

Distel-Artischocke

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