I. cardon
variant of cardoon
II. car·don ˈkärˌdän, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish cardón, from Spanish, teasel, from Late Latin cardon-, cardo thistle
1. also car·do·na kärˈdōnə : any of several large columnar cacti especially of the genus Cereus that have a woody skeleton sometimes used for lumber (as in furniture making), may attain a height of 60 feet, and often form forestlike stands from Lower California to Chile and in Venezuela
2. : any of several cactuslike plants of the genus Euphorbia of Central America and the West Indies