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