Main Entry: car·doon

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