carduus — meaning in English
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English meaning
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artichoke
noun A thistle-like plant whose unopened flower bud is eaten as a vegetable.
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thistle
noun A prickly plant with sharp-edged leaves and a spiky flower head, often purple.
Senses
carduus is used for these senses in English:
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artichoke
(countable) A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
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thistle
This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.
thistle — full definition
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noun A prickly plant with sharp-edged leaves and a spiky flower head, often purple.
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noun The thistle plant as the national emblem of Scotland.
