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• artichoke — ► NOUN (also globe artichoke) ▪ the unopened flower head of a thistle like plant, eaten as a vegetable. ORIGIN Italian articiocco, from Arabic …   English terms dictionary

• Artichoke — This article is about the globe artichoke. For other uses, see Artichoke (disambiguation). Artichoke Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

• artichoke — ar|ti|choke [ˈa:tıtʃəuk US ˈa:rtıtʃouk] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian dialect; Origin: articiocco, from Arabic al khurshuf the artichoke ] 1.) also globe artichoke a type of round green vegetable, which has ↑buds with leaves that you eat, which… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• artichoke — [ α:tɪtʃəʊk] noun 1》 a plant with large, thistle like flower heads. [Cynara scolymus.] 2》 (also globe artichoke) the unopened flower head of the artichoke, of which the heart and the fleshy bases of the bracts are edible. 3》 see Jerusalem… …   English new terms dictionary

• artichoke — noun (C) 1 also globe artichoke a plant with thick pointed leaves that are eaten as a vegetable 2 also Jerusalem artichoke a plant that has a root like a potato that you can eat …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• artichoke — /ˈatətʃoʊk / (say ahtuhchohk), /ˈatɪtʃoʊk / (say ahtichohk) noun 1. a herbaceous, thistle like plant, Cynara scolymus, with an edible flower head; globe artichoke. 2. the edible portion, used as a table vegetable. 3. → Jerusalem artichoke. {It:… …  

• artichoke — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)tɪtʃoʊk[/t]] artichokes 1) N VAR Artichokes or globe artichokes are round green vegetables that have fleshy leaves arranged like the petals of a flower. 2) → See also Jerusalem artichoke …   English dictionary

• Je|ru|sa|lem artichoke — «juh ROO suh luhm», 1. a kind of sunflower native to North America that bears edible tubers. 2. its tuber, that tastes somewhat like an artichoke, used as a vegetable. ╂[the use of Jerusalem as an alteration of Italian girasole sunflower,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Jerusalem artichoke — [[t]ʤəru͟ːsələm ɑ͟ː(r)tɪtʃoʊk[/t]] Jerusalem artichokes N VAR Jerusalem artichokes are small, yellowish white vegetables that grow underground and look like potatoes …   English dictionary

• Je·ru·sa·lem artichoke — /ʤəˌruːsələm / noun, pl ⋯ chokes [count] : the root of a plant that looks like a potato and is eaten as a vegetable …   Useful english dictionary

• Cardoon — Plants in bloom, Costa Vicentina National Park, Portugal Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia