globe artichoke

Questions about globe artichoke

What does globe artichoke mean?

globe artichoke means "Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for globe artichoke?

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

globe artichoke 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.