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cardoon

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Main Entry:
car·doon 
          Listen to the pronunciation of cardoon
Pronunciation:
\kär-ˈdün\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French cardon, from Late Latin cardon-, cardo thistle, from cardus, from Latin carduus thistle, cardoon
Date:
1611
: a large perennial Mediterranean plant (Cynara cardunculus) related to the artichoke and cultivated for its edible root and petioles ; also : the root and petioles


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