cardoon
(noun) only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes
cardoon, Cynara cardunculus
(noun) southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cardoon (plural cardoons)
Cynara cardunculus, a prickly perennial plant related to the artichoke which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable.
• (perennial plant): artichoke thistle, ground thistle, prickly artichoke
• coronad
Source: Wiktionary
Car*doon", n. Etym: [F. cardon. The same word as F. cardon thistle, fr. L. carduus, cardus, LL. cardo. See 3d Card.] (Bot.)
Definition: A large herbaceos plant (Cynara Cardunculus) related to the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a sald.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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