artichoke
[ ahr-ti-chohk ]
/ ˈɑr tɪˌtʃoʊk /
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noun
a tall, thistlelike composite plant, Cynara scolymus, native to the Mediterranean region, of which the numerous scalelike bracts and receptacle of the immature flower head are eaten as a vegetable.
the large, rounded, closed flower head itself.
Nearby words
arthur, king, arthurian, arthus' reaction, arti, artic, artichoke, article, article numbering, article of faith, articled, articles
Origin of artichoke
1525–35; < Upper Italian articiocco, variant (by dissimilation) of arciciocco, arcicioffo < *arcarcioffo < Old Spanish alcarchofa < dialectal Arabic al-kharshūf the artichoke
Also called globe artichoke (for defs 1, 2).
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artichoke
/ (ˈɑːtɪˌtʃəʊk) /
noun
Also called: globe artichoke a thistle-like Eurasian plant, Cynara scolymus, cultivated for its large edible flower head containing many fleshy scalelike bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)
the unopened flower head of this plant, which can be cooked and eaten
Word Origin for artichoke
C16: from Italian articiocco, from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Arabic al-kharshūf
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