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Definition of: cardoon
(kär·d
n′) noun
A perennial plant of the Mediterranean region (Cynara cardunculus), allied to the artichoke and eaten as a vegetable. [<MF cardon <Ital. cardone, aug. of cardo thistle <L carduus]
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