Cynara cardunculus

Definitions of Cynara cardunculus

1. noun

   southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots
   synonyms: cardoon

   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