cardoon

[ kahr-doon ]

noun

1. a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.

cardoon

/ kɑːˈduːn /

noun

1. a thistle-like S European plant, Cynara cardunculus, closely related to the artichoke, with spiny leaves, purple flowers, and a leafstalk that may be blanched and eaten: family Asteraceae (composites)

Word History and Origins

Origin of cardoon¹

1605–15; < Middle French cardon < Old Provençal < Medieval Latin cardōn-, stem of cardō, for Latin card ( u ) us thistle, cardoon

Word History and Origins

Origin of cardoon¹

C17: from French cardon, ultimately from Latin carduus thistle, artichoke

Example Sentences

The artichoke offers fewer varieties, which bears out the opinion that it is a form derived from the cardoon.

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The cardoon is a thistle-like plant, very similar in appearance to the Globe artichoke, but is grown as an annual.

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The nest is usually built in a cardoon thistle, two or three feet above the ground, and is made of dry grass.

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Sometimes they breed on the open plain in a large cardoon thistle, but a thick bush or low tree is preferred.

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The nest was in a cardoon bush, and contained five eggs—two of the Yellow-breast and three parasitical.

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