globe artichoke

globe artichoke

n.

See artichoke.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	globe artichoke - Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head artichoke, artichoke plant, Cynara scolymus 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 artichoke 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