artichoke : Idioms & Phrases

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artichoke heart

  • noun the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flower
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artichoke plant

  • noun Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
    Cynara scolymus; artichoke; artichoke plant.
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globe artichoke

  • noun Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
    Cynara scolymus; artichoke; artichoke plant.
  • noun a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
    artichoke.
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Jerusalem artichoke

  • noun edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke
  • noun tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
    girasol; Jerusalem artichoke; Helianthus tuberosus.
  • noun sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips
    sunchoke.
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  • Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar. (Bot.) (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used as food . (b) One of the tubers themselves.
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jerusalem artichoke sunflower

  • noun tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
    girasol; Jerusalem artichoke; Helianthus tuberosus.
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