alcachofa

Definitions of alcachofa
  1. noun
    device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
    synonyms: micro, micrófono
  2. noun
    mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden
    synonyms: aspersor, espolvoreador, extintor, hisopo, irrigador, regadera, rociador
  3. noun
    a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
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    type of:
    hortaliza, verdura
    edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
  4. noun
    Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
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    type of:
    vegetal
    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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