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artichoke /ärˈti-chōk/ noun- A thistlelike perennial plant (Cynara scolymus) with large fleshy scaly head and bracts and edible receptacle
- The grey-green flower-head of the artichoke, served as a vegetable (also globe artichoke)
ORIGIN: N Ital articiocco (Ital carciofo), from OSp alcarchofa, from Ar al-kharshōfa, al-kharshūf Jerusalem artichoke - A totally different plant (Helianthus tuberosus), a species of sunflower with edible tubers like potatoes (Jerusalem being a corruption of Ital girasole sunflower)
- The white-fleshed tuber with knobbly brownish or reddish skin, served as a vegetable
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