transcription, транскрипция: [ kär-ˈdün ]
noun
Etymology: French cardon, from Late Latin cardon-, cardo thistle, from cardus, from Latin carduus thistle, cardoon
Date: 1611
: a large perennial Mediterranean plant ( Cynara cardunculus ) related to the artichoke and cultivated for its edible root and petioles ; also : the root and petioles