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| southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots ❲Cynara cardunculus❳ | ||||
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| any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves | ||||
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| only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes |