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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Cynara scolymus (0.02731 detik)
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Cynara scolymus
Cynara scolymus
n : Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its
large edible flower head [syn:
artichoke,
globe artichoke
,
artichoke plant]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cynara scolymus
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. See
Jerusalem artichoke.
[1913 Webster]
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