noun
cardoon
Cardoon (noun) means a prickly plant related to the artichoke, grown for its stalks, which are eaten as a vegetable.
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A prickly plant related to the artichoke, grown for its stalks, which are eaten as a vegetable.
"In the sixteenth century, Ruellius speaks of the cardoon as a food that was appreciated as asparagus is today."
— Clifford A. Wright, Mediterranean Vegetables: A Cook's ABC of Vegetables and Their Preparation (2001)
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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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"cardoon" (noun) means a prickly plant related to the artichoke, grown for its stalks, which are eaten as a vegetable.
