artichoke plant

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   Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head

   Synonymsartichokeglobe artichokeCynara scolymus

   Broadervegetable

   Part ofCynara

   Partsartichoke

Questions about artichoke plant

What does artichoke plant mean?

artichoke plant means "Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head".

What is another word for artichoke plant?

Close synonyms include artichoke, globe artichoke, Cynara scolymus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is artichoke plant a common word?

artichoke plant is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.