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artichoke plant

DEFINITIONS OF: artichoke plant

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n Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head

Synonyms:
Cynara scolymus, artichoke, globe artichoke
Type of:
vegetable
any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
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