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artichoke


Main Entry: ar·ti·choke
Pronunciation: \ˈär-tə-ˌchōk\
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian dial. articiocco, ultimately from Arabic al-khurshūf the artichoke
Date: 1530

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


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