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| ar·ti·choke [ rtə chk ] (plural ar·ti·chokes or ar·ti·choke) |
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1. flower bud eaten as vegetable: a large flower bud with parts that can be eaten after cooking
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2. plant with edible flower buds: a plant that produces artichokes. Native to: Europe, Asia. Latin name Cynara scolymus.
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3. food
Same as Jerusalem artichoke (sense 1)
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| [Mid-16th century. < N Italian articiocco, arciciocco< Italian arcicioffo, via Spanish alcarchofa< Arabic al-karšūf(a)] |
