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

In the month of Nisan they have cherries, pears, cucumbers, and gourds in plenty, also beans, peas, chickpeas, and many kinds of vegetables, such as purslane, asparagus, pulse, lettuce, coriander, endive, cabbage, leek, and cardoon.

From The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela by Benjamin of Tudela