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cardoon

car·doon [ kaar dn ] (plural car·doon or car·doons)


noun 
Definition:
 
spiny plant with edible parts: a large perennial plant related to the artichoke with spiny leaves and edible roots and leafstalks. Native to: southern Europe.  Latin name Cynara cardunculus.

[Early 17th century. < French cardon< Latin carduus "thistle"]
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