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globe artichoke

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globe artichoke
n.
See artichoke.
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Noun1.globe artichokeglobe artichoke - Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
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
2.globe artichoke - a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
artichoke heart - the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flower
artichoke, artichoke plant, Cynara scolymus, globe artichoke - Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head


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IN THE UNITED STATES, THE cultivated Green Globe artichoke dominates the field and the plate.
Globe artichokes are not only edible; the plant they grow on is a majestic specimen, growing to 6 feet in height with deeply lobed silvery leaves.
This is a carefully crafted book, one that seems as symmetrical and patterned as a globe artichoke.
 
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