cardoon

== English == === Alternative forms === cardon, chardon, chardoon (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English cardoun, from Old French cardon, from Late Latin cardōnem, from Latin cardus, alternative form of carduus (“thistle”). Respelled on analogy of -oon nouns. Doublet of cardon and chard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɑː(ɹ)ˈduːn/ Rhymes: -uːn === Noun === cardoon (plural cardoons) Any of species Cynara cardunculus of prickly perennial plants which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable, related to the artichoke. ==== Synonyms ==== (perennial plant): artichoke thistle, ground thistle, prickly artichoke ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “cardoon”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “cardoon”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. === Anagrams === coronad