Cynara cardunculus

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Cynara cardunculus - southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots

cardoon

cardoon - only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes

Cynara, genus Cynara - artichoke; cardoon

vegetable - any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower

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cardoon Cynara genus Cynara vegetable			Working with the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, the Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program is funding weed control on approximately 25 acres (10 ha) now occupied by a nonnative plant, the herbaceous perennial Cynara cardunculus. Partners restore coastal sage scrub habitat by DeSimone, Sandy / Endangered Species Update Three different triterpenoid saponins, marked here as 1s, 2s and 3s, from involucral bracts of Cynara cardunculus L. Triterpenoid cynarasaponins from Cynara cardunculus L. reduce ... by Krizkova, L.; Mucaji, P.; Nagy, M.; Krajcovic, J. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology Cynara cardunculus, the Cardoon, is closely related to the Globe Artichoke and is just as delicious. Go for a jaggy edge; SPADEWORK by Chudziak, Bill / Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			Cymbium cyme cymene Cymenol Cymidine Cymiferous cymling cymogene cymograph cymography cymoid Cymometer cymophane Cymophanous cymophobia Cymoscope cymose Cymric Cymru Cymry Cymule Cynanche cynancum cynanthropy Cynara Cynara cardunculus Cynara scolymus Cynarctomachy Cynarrhodium cynegetics Cynewulf cynghanedd cynic Cynic spasm cynical cynically Cynicalness cynicism cynipid gall wasp cynipid wasp Cynipidae Cynips cyno- Cynocephalidae Cynocephalus Cynocephalus variegatus Cynodon Cynodon dactylon Cynodon plectostachyum cynodont Cynodontia			cymrite Cymru Cymru Cymru / Wales Cymru / Wales Cymru am byth Cymru am byth Cymru Prosper Wales Cymru/Cymric Cymry CYMS CYMSA CYMT CYMTP cymule CyMV CYMW CYN cyn- cyn- cynanche cynanche cynanchoside Cynanchum Cynanchum cynancum Cynanthropy cynapine Cynara Cynara Cynara cardunculus Cynara scolymus Cynara scolymus Cynarctomachy Cynarrhodium CYNDA CYNE Cynegetics Cynergy Interactive Affiliate Network Cynewulf Cynewulf Cynghanedd Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru Cyngor Sir Ceredigion Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn Cyngor Ymgynghorol Sefydlog Addysg Grefyddol CYNH CYNHT cynic cynic cynic Cynic School of Philosophy Cynic School of Philosophy cynic spasm cynic spasm cynical cynical cynical cynically

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