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Definition of Globe artichoke

1. Noun. Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head.

2. Noun. A thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart.

Definition of Globe artichoke

1. Noun. artichoke, ''Cynara scolymus'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Globe Artichoke

globar globard globards globate globated globbed globbier globbiest globbing globby

globe globe-trot globe-trotter globe-trotting globe amaranth globe artichoke (current term) globe cell anaemia globe daisy globe flower globe lily

globe mallow globe of eye globe pepper globe thistle globe trotter globe trotters globed globefish globefishes globeflower

Literary usage of Globe artichoke

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1902)
"The globe artichoke is prized as a vegetable, especially in Europe. Though long known in the United States, it has never become generally used. ..."

2. The American Gardener's Calendar: Adapted to the Climate and Seasons of the by Bernard M'Mahon, John Jay Smith (1857)
"The leaves of the globe artichoke are of a bluer cast, with more and deeper jags on ... The color of the fruit, in the red variety of the globe artichoke, ..."

3. Diseases of Truck Crops and Their Control by Jacob Joseph Taubenhaus (1918)
"DISEASE OF ARTICHOKE, GLOBE (Cynara scolymus) The globe artichoke is little cultivated and very little known to the people of the United States. ..."

4. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"The globe artichoke enjoys a rich well-drained sandy loam in open sunny and sheltered ... The heads of the globe artichoke if allowed to develop flowers are ..."

5. Garden Farming by Lee Cleveland Corbett (1913)
"The globe artichoke is not common in American gardens outside of California and the South Atlantic and Gulf States, and even there it is cultivated only to ..."

6. May Byron's Vegetable Book: Containing Over 750 Recipes for the Cooking and by May Clarissa Gillington Byron (1916)
"The globe artichoke—BO little grown nowadays, regarded as a rarity and a ... The Greeks and Romans were enjoying the globe artichoke while the humble ..."

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