artichoke

ar·ti·choke

noun \ˈär-tə-ˌchōk\

Definition of ARTICHOKE

1

: a tall Mediterranean composite herb (Cynara scolymus) resembling a thistle with coarse pinnately incised leaves; also : its edible immature flower head which is cooked as a vegetable

2

: jerusalem artichoke

Origin of ARTICHOKE

Italian dialect articiocco, ultimately from Arabic al-khurshūf the artichoke

First Known Use: 1530

Rhymes with ARTICHOKE

at a stroke, Bolingbroke, chestnut oak, equivoque, fisherfolk, gentlefolk, go for broke, herrenvolk, hub-and-spoke, masterstroke, ministroke, monocoque, mourning cloak, okeydoke, poison oak, Roanoke, thunderstroke, turkey oak, water oak, womenfolk