| Artichoke (artichoke) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Ar"ti*choke |
| [It. articiocco,
perh. corrupted fr. the same word as carciofo; cf. older spellings
archiciocco, archicioffo, carciocco, and Sp.
alcachofa, Pg. alcachofra; prob. fr. Ar. al-harshaf,
al-kharsh[ |
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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