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Cynara scolymus
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Translingual
thumbnail|right|Artichoke plant
artichoke
Proper noun
Cynara scolymus la 1 f
species family Asteraceae the artichoke or globe artichoke
Usage notes
This is now considered by most botanists to be the same species as Cynara cardunculus species, the cardoon. Any reference to Cynara scolymus will always mean artichoke, but Cynara cardunculus species might mean either cardoon or artichoke (in older works mostly cardoons).
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