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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
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Those baked oysters, crusted with artichoke and spinach and meant to be eaten off a hunk of crusty bread, calmed the sprout craving.
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Red, White, and Blue Pasta Salad Make the pasta this weekend, then add in all the fixings—red bell peppers, onions, olives, and artichoke hearts—
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Dishes include marinated olives, grilled artichoke, cod fritters with spinach aioli, pork skewers and lamb, finished with a cheese course with fig and honey.
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Q Anthony's Runway 84 has a stuffed artichoke that is to die for.
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Red ginseng and artichoke tea was packed in cardboard boxes.
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The drinks menu, too, draws on Israeli produce: An artichoke julep, for example, is made with sharp Cynar liqueur and pink grapefruit juice.
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As the crispy artichoke hearts were served, Cookie Monster appeared on stage with talk show host John Oliver to auction -- what else -- a giant chocolate chip cookie.
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Waren Leruth's elegant West Bank restaurant was legendary for its original French-Creole cooking, like oyster artichoke soup and sautéed soft-shelled crabs with with lump crab meat.
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Origin and Etymology of artichoke
Italian dialect articiocco, ultimately from Arabic al-khurshūf the artichoke
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: the immature flower head of a Mediterranean plant that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable
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