Definition of cardon
- variant of cardoon
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Definition of cardon
plural -s
1
or less commonly
cardona
\kärˈdōnə\
: any of several large columnar cacti especially of the genus Cereus that have a woody skeleton sometimes used for lumber (as in furniture making), may attain a height of 60 feet, and often form forestlike stands from Lower California to Chile and in Venezuela
2
: any of several cactuslike plants of the genus Euphorbia of Central America and the West Indies
Origin and Etymology of cardon
American Spanish cardón, from Spanish, teasel, from Late Latin cardon-, cardo thistle
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