Noun cardoon has 2 senses
  1. cardoon, Cynara cardunculus - southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots
    --1 is a kind of vegetable
    --1 is a member of Cynara, genus Cynara
    --1 has parts: cardoon
  2. cardoon - only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes
    --2 is a kind of
    vegetable, veggie
    --2 is a part of cardoon, Cynara cardunculus
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