n.
Pronunciation: ' är-t ə - ˌ ch ō k
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian dialect articiocco, ultimately from Arabic al-khursh ū f the artichoke
Date: 1530
1 : a tall Mediterranean composite herb ( Cynara scolymus ) resembling a thistle with coarse pinnately incised leaves also : its edible immature flower head which is cooked as a vegetable
2 : JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE