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1. Artichoke
   (Cynara) Cynara is the botanical name of two vegetables known as the Globe Artichoke and the Cardoon. The Cardoon is, C. cardunculus, botanically. It's a tender perennial that can grow 6 to 8 feet high. It resembles its cousin, the Globe Artichoke, but the gray-green leaves overlap at the base. The ...
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2. artichoke
   [n] - Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head 2. [n] - a thistle-like flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
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3. Artichoke
   Ar'ti·choke noun [ Italian articiocco , perhaps corrupted from the same word as carciofo ; confer older spellings archiciocco , archicioffo , carciocco , and Spanish alcachofa , Portuguese alcachofra ;...
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4. artichoke
   <botany> ... 1. The Cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets, sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base of ...
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5. artichoke
   globe artichoke noun a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
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6. artichoke
   globe artichoke noun Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
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7. Artichoke
   • (n.) The Cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets, sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base of the scales...
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8. artichoke
   large, coarse, herbaceous, thistlelike perennial plant (Cynara scolymus) of the Asteraceae family. The thick edible scales and bottom parts of the ... [2 related articles]
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9. artichoke
   artichoke, name for two different plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), both having edible parts. The French, or globe, artichoke (Cynara scolymus) is a thistlelike plant of which the globular flower heads are used in the immature state as a salad or vegetable; only the lower part of the f...
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10. Artichoke
    The artichoke (Cyndra Scolymus) is a well-known plant of the naturak order Compositse, somewhat resembling a thistle, with large divided prickly leaves. The erect flower-stem terminates in a large round head of numerous imbricated oval spiny scales which surround the flowers. The fleshy bases of the...
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11. artichoke
    Either of two plants belonging to the sunflower family, parts of which are eaten as vegetables. The common or globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus) is a form of thistle native to the Mediterranean. It is tall, with purplish-blue flowers; the leaflike structures (bracts) around the unopened flower are eaten. The Jerusalem arti...
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12. Artichoke
    is a perennial thistle of the Cynara genus originating in ft--> tall, with arching, deeply lobed, silvery, glaucous-green leaf|leaves long. The flowers develop in a large head from an edible in--> diameter with numerous triangular scales; the individual florets are purple. The edible portion of the ...
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13. Artichoke
    (creative company) in the streets of Liverpool, September 2008 `Artichoke`, also known as the `Artichoke Trust`, is a London-based British company and registered charitable trust that stages arts spectacles and live events. It was founded in 2002 by Helen Marriage, former direct...
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