artichoke

noun ar·ti·choke \ˈär-tə-ˌchōk\

Definition of ARTICHOKE

: a tall Mediterranean composite herb (Cynara scolymus) resembling a thistle with coarse pinnately incised leaves; also : its edible immature flower head which is cooked as a vegetable

: jerusalem artichoke

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Origin of ARTICHOKE

Italian dialect articiocco, ultimately from Arabic al-khurshūf the artichoke

First Known Use: 1530

Rhymes with ARTICHOKE

at a stroke, Bolingbroke, chestnut oak, equivoque, fisherfolk, gentlefolk, go for broke, herrenvolk, hub-and-spoke, masterstroke, ministroke, monocoque, mourning cloak, okeydoke, poison oak, Roanoke, thunderstroke, turkey oak, water oak, womenfolk

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artichoke

noun ar·ti·choke \ˈär-tə-ˌchōk\

Definition of ARTICHOKE for Kids

: the immature flower head of a Mediterranean plant that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable

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