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cardoon

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Noun — A prickly plant related to the artichoke, grown for its stalks, which are eaten as a vegetable.

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Etymology

From Middle English cardoun, from Old French cardon, from Late Latin cardōnem, from Latin cardus, an alternative form of carduus ("thistle"). It was respelled on the analogy of -oon nouns, and is a doublet of cardon and chard.

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