HyperDic: cynara_scolymus

English > 1 sense of the expression Cynara scolymus:
NOUNplantCynara scolymus, artichoke, globe artichoke, artichoke plantMediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
English > Cynara scolymus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningMediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head.
Synonymsartichoke, globe artichoke, artichoke plant
Member ofCynara, genus Cynaraartichoke
Partsartichoke, globe artichokeA thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
BroadervegetableAny 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
Spanishalcachofa, alcacil, alcaucil, cynara scolymus
Catalancarxofa, carxofera, cynara scolymus, Cynara scolymus

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