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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Origin and Etymology of cardoon
French cardon, from Late Latin cardon-, cardo thistle, from cardus, from Latin carduus thistle, cardoon
First Known Use: 1611
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