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kɑːˈduːn/
n.
a tall thistle-like plant related to the globe artichoke, with edible leaves and roots.
[
Cynara cardunculus.]
Etymology
C17: from Fr. cardon, from carde ‘edible part of an artichoke’, from mod. Provençal cardo, based on L. carduus, cardus ‘thistle, artichoke’.