Cardoon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɑː(ɹ)ˈduːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cardoon is a noun meaning Any of species Cynara cardunculus of prickly perennial plants which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable, related to the artichoke.
Meaning
Any of species Cynara cardunculus of prickly perennial plants which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable, related to the artichoke.
Example Sentences
In the sixteenth century, Ruellius speaks of the cardoon as a food that was appreciated as asparagus is today.
Means: m. Void, and emptie places between beds in gardens, reserved for speciall hearbes; such are the spaces left for Cardoons betweene rowes of Onyons.
As I have already said, I nowhere saw the cardoon south of the Salado; but it is probable that in proportion as that country becomes inhabited, the cardoon will extend its limits.
Word Forms
- cardoons
- cardon
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chardoon, artichoke, cardamine, card, crosne, carrot.
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