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Cynara scolymus

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Noun1.Cynara scolymus - Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower headCynara scolymus - Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
artichoke, artichoke plant, globe artichoke
artichoke, globe artichoke - a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
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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References Adzet T, Camarasa J, Laguna JC (1987) Hepatoprotective activity of polyphenolic compounds from Cynara scolymus against [CCl.
Choleretic activity and biliary elimination of lipids and bile acids ... by Rodriguez, T. Saenz; Gimenez, D. Garcia; de la Puerta Vazquez, R. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
Herb of the week Artichoke Latin name: Cynara scolymus.
Herbal help by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Globe artichokes, Cynara scolymus, are members of the family Compositae.
You don't have to live in California to grow artichokes by Sussman, Eleana / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
 
 
 
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