cardoon
英 [kɑː'duːn]
美[kɑr'dʊn]
- n. 刺棘蓟；刺菜蓟
英英释义
- 1. southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots
- 2. only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes
英文词源
- cardoon (n.)
- 1610s, from French cardon, from Provençal cardon, properly "thistle," from Late latin cardonem (nominative cardo "thistle," related to Latin carduus "thistle, artichoke" (see harsh).