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| car·doon [ kaar dn ] (plural car·doon or car·doons) |
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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.
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| [Early 17th century. < French cardon< Latin carduus "thistle"] |
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