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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Artichoke \Ar"ti*choke\, n. [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[=u]f.] (Bot.) 1. 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. 2. See {Jerusalem artichoke}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: artichoke n 1: Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head [syn: {globe artichoke}, {artichoke plant}, {Cynara scolymus}] 2: a thistle-like flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart [syn: {globe artichoke}]
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