cardoon
/kɑːˈduːn/noun
1- a tall thistle-like southern European plant related to the globe artichoke, with leaves and roots that may be used as vegetables刺菜蓟。
1.1
- Cynara cardunculus, family Compositae.拉丁名Cynara cardunculus,菊科。
词源
early 17th cent.: from French cardon, from carde 'edible part of an artichoke', from modern Provençal cardo, based on Latin carduus, cardus 'thistle, artichoke'.