Italian Meaning of artichoke

carciofo

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Definitions and Meaning of artichoke in English

Wordnet

artichoke (n)

Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head

a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart

Webster

artichoke (n.)

The Cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets, sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food.

See Jerusalem artichoke.

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carciofo

Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head, a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heartThe Cynara scol

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