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artichoke 音標拼音: ['ɑrtətʃ ,ok] ['ɑrtɪtʃ ,ok] n. 朝鮮薊 朝鮮薊 artichoke n 1: Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head [ synonym: { artichoke}, { globe artichoke}, { artichoke plant}, { Cynara scolymus}] 2: a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart [ synonym: { artichoke}, { globe artichoke}] Artichoke \ Ar" ti* choke\, n. [ It. articiocco, perh. corrupted fr. the same word as carciofo; cf. older spellings archiciocco, archicioffo, carciocco, and Sp. alcachofa, Pg. alcachofra; prob. fr. Ar. al- harshaf, al- kharsh[= u] f.] ( Bot.) 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. See { Jerusalem artichoke}. [ 1913 Webster] |
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