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/kɑː(ɹ)ˈduːn/ · noun
Any of species Cynara cardunculus of prickly perennial plants which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable, related to the artichoke..
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.
In the sixteenth century, Ruellius speaks of the cardoon as a food that was appreciated as asparagus is today.
Use cardoon when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cardoon means Any of species Cynara cardunculus of prickly perennial plants which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable, related to the artichoke..
Common synonyms include artichoke thistle, ground thistle, prickly artichoke, cynara cardunculus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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