ˈär]d.əˌchōk, ˈȧ], ]tə-\ noun
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Etymology: Italian dialect (Lombardy) articiocco, from Arabic al-khurshūf the artichoke
1. : a tall herb ( Cynara scolymus ) that resembles a thistle and has coarse pinnately incised leaves
2. : the flower head of the artichoke having large oval involucral bracts with fleshy bases that with the receptacle are cooked as a vegetable — called also globe artichoke
3. : jerusalem artichoke