cynara scolymus

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   Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head

   Synonymsartichokeglobe artichokeartichoke plant

   Broadervegetable

   Part ofCynara

   Partsartichoke

Questions about cynara scolymus

What does cynara scolymus mean?

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

What is another word for cynara scolymus?

Close synonyms include artichoke, globe artichoke, artichoke plant. 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 cynara scolymus a common word?

cynara scolymus 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.