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prettygoodwordcardoon (kahr-DOON) - n., a large perennial Mediterranean thistle (Cynara cardunculus), cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots.
One variety, C. cardunculus var. scolymus, is ye common globe artichoke -- but other varieties are also grown and eaten. The roots are yum. This name dates back to Middle English cardoun, from Old French cardon, from Old Provençal, from Late Latin cardō (combining form cardōn-), from Latin carduus, thistle/cardoon.
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One variety, C. cardunculus var. scolymus, is ye common globe artichoke -- but other varieties are also grown and eaten. The roots are yum. This name dates back to Middle English cardoun, from Old French cardon, from Old Provençal, from Late Latin cardō (combining form cardōn-), from Latin carduus, thistle/cardoon.
Thanks, WikiMedia!
---L.
