globe artichoke

/gloʊb ˌɑrdəˈtʃoʊk/

Other forms: globe artichokes

Definitions of globe artichoke

1. noun

   Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
   synonyms: Cynara scolymus, artichoke, artichoke plant

   type of:

   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. noun

   a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
   synonyms: artichoke

   type of:

   veg, vegetable, veggie

   edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant