ARTICHOKE


Meaning of ARTICHOKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈär-tə-ˌchōk ]

noun

Etymology: Italian dialect articiocco, ultimately from Arabic al-khurshūf 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.