cardoon

American  

[kahr-doon] / kɑrˈdun /

Also cardon

noun

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

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cardoon British  

/ 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)

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Etymology

Origin of cardoon

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

Example Sentences

All those rambling sweet peas make me furious; yes, Tristram, it is a handsome cardoon bed, but some of us are struggling to find space for a single extra lettuce.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 2, 2019

According to Los Angeles-based food historian Clifford Wright, the word “chard” is a corruption of the French word for cardoon — “carde.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2016

Made with cardoon, a relative of the artichoke, the drink also features several herbs and spices.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2016

Spyros Kizis The Greek-born, London-based product designer Spyros Kizis presented an eco-friendly material made from cardoon, or artichoke thistle, a plant native to the western and central Mediterranean region.

From Architectural Digest • Feb. 13, 2015

During this journey amazing quantities of huge thistles were met with, the cardoon being as high as a horse’s back, while the Pampas thistle rose above the rider’s head.

From Life of Charles Darwin by Bettany, G. T. (George Thomas)