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Noun: Cynara scolymus
  1. Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
    "They steamed the Cynara scolymus and served it with melted butter";
    - artichoke, globe artichoke, artichoke plant

Type of: vegetable

Part of: Cynara, genus Cynara

Encyclopedia: Cynara scolymus