Word Meaning

artichoke definition and meaning

n. The Cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets, sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food.
n. See Jerusalem artichoke.

Crossword clues for artichoke

- Cooks take choir a vegetable
- Globe or Jerusalem vegetable
- Globe vegetable
- Scaly-headed vegetable
- Special skill – I gag on vegetable
- Thistle-like vegetable
- Vegetable, globe ...