noun
Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
• Syn: ↑artichoke, ↑globe artichoke, ↑Cynara scolymus
• Hypernyms: ↑vegetable
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cynara, ↑genus Cynara
• Part Meronyms: ↑artichoke, ↑globe artichoke
Useful english dictionary. 2012.