Crossword clues for cardoon
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cardoon \Car*doon"\ (k[aum]r*d[=oo]n"), n. [F. cardon. The same word as F. cardon thistle, fr. L. carduus, cardus, LL. cardo. See 3d Card.] (Bot.) A large herbaceous plant ( Cynara Cardunculus) related to the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a salad.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, from French cardon, from Provençal cardon, properly "thistle," from Late latin cardonem (nominative cardo "thistle," related to Latin carduus "thistle, artichoke" (see harsh).
Wiktionary
n. ''Cynara cardunculus'', a prickly perennial plant related to the artichoke which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable.
WordNet
n. southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots [syn: Cynara cardunculus]
only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes
Wikipedia
The cardoon (Cynara cardunculus), also called the artichoke thistle, cardone, cardoni, carduni, or cardi, is a thistle-like plant in the sunflower family. It is a naturally occurring species that is sometimes considered to include the globe artichoke, and has many cultivated forms. It is native to the western and central Mediterranean region, where it was domesticated in ancient times.
Usage examples of "cardoon".
But the cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) has a far wider range: [9] it occurs in these latitudes on both sides of the, Cordillera, across the continent.
As I have already said, I nowhere saw the cardoon south of the Salado.
No doubt many plants, besides the cardoon and fennel, are naturalized.
He states that botanists are now generally agreed that the cardoon and the artichoke are varieties of one plant.
Hooker believes that Head's vivid description of the thistle of the Pampas applies to the cardoon, but this is a mistake.
In consequence, there were immense beds of the thistle, as well as of the cardoon: the whole country, indeed, may be called one great bed of these plants.
The cardoon is as high as a horse's back, but the Pampas thistle is often higher than the crown of the rider's head.
Two miles west of Ivo, on the south slope of Mount Cardoon the trail came to an end, swept away by a rock-slide.
At the location he recruited three Djan, borrowed tools from the factor and, returning to Mount Cardoon, set to work.
At Mount Cardoon he spent ten minutes in contemplation of the new revetment, then continued toward Glentlin.
Ramus Ymph, therefore, had entered the trail between Mount Cardoon and the Skyshaw.
Jonas brought some gourds to the table, Isaiah some vegetables, Ezekiel blackberries, Zaccheus sycamore flowers, Adam lemons, Daniel lupins, Pharaoh peppers, Cain cardoons, Eve figs, Rachel apples, Anamas some plums as big as diamonds, Leah onions, Aaron olives, Joseph an egg, Noah grapes, Simeon peach pits, while Jesus was singing the “Dies irae” and gaily poured over all the dishes some vinegar that he squeezed from a little sponge he had taken from the spear of one of the King of France’s archers.