English > artichoke plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head. |
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Synonyms | artichoke, globe artichoke, Cynara scolymus |
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Member of | Cynara, genus Cynara | artichoke |
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Parts | artichoke, globe artichoke | A thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart |
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Broader | vegetable | Any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower |
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Spanish | alcachofa, alcacil, alcaucil, cynara scolymus |
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Catalan | carxofa, carxofera, cynara scolymus, Cynara scolymus |
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