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car·​doon | \ kär-ˈdün How to pronounce cardoon (audio) \

Definition of cardoon

: a large perennial Mediterranean plant (Cynara cardunculus) related to the artichoke and cultivated for its edible root and stalks also : the root and petioles

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Recent Examples on the Web There are stews made with cardoons and with apples or quinces in the fall, and with peaches in the late summer. — Los Angeles Times, "Two Iranian American food writers talk Persian restaurant menus and home cooking," 10 Aug. 2019 This Merino sheep’s-milk cheese is from the Extremadura region of Spain and produced using the flower buds of the cardoon thistle. — Molly Fitzpatrick, Bon Appetit, "The Hunt for the Stinkiest Cheese, Or, How I Tested the Bonds of Friendship," 26 Apr. 2018 Many edible plants are ornamental themselves, such as peppers, eggplants, fennel, dill, cardoon and kale. — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, "Cottage gardens can include edibles as well as ornamentals | Idaho Statesman," 21 Mar. 2018 If winter is mild, like our winters usually are, some kales, cardoons, carrots and celery survive and then set seeds too. — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, "Mountain spinach might work as a perennial in the Treasure Valley," 24 Jan. 2018 Behind her home, Gouveia turned seven steeply sloped acres into a terraced demonstration farm featuring unusual edibles such as spineless nopales, pineapple guavas and cardoon (an artichoke cousin). — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, "Garden Goddesses tune in nature, tune out Trump-era stress," 14 July 2017 And what about kohlrabi, cardoon, pomelos, rambutan or cherimoya? — Kim Boatman, The Mercury News, "Home Plates: Two terrific slaws for summer," 29 Mar. 2017 Though a little can go a long way, plants like bear's breeches (Acanthus mollis), native umbrella plant (Darmera peltata), Japanese aralia (Fatsia japonica) and cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) are good candidates placed in the back of a bed. — Kym Pokorny | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, "Create a small garden big on style and function," 15 May 2017

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First Known Use of cardoon

1611, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cardoon

French cardon, from Late Latin cardon-, cardo thistle, from cardus, from Latin carduus thistle, cardoon

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“Cardoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardoon. Accessed 25 Feb. 2021.

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