| 单词 | artichoke |
| 释义 | artichoke (once / 6022 pages) n An artichoke is an edible plant with many leaves and a tender, delicious heart. Some people like to dip their artichoke leaves in melted butter. The artichoke you can buy in the supermarket is called a "globe artichoke," and it's specially cultivated to be tasty. Artichokes are actually a kind of thistle, or a prickly, flowering plant. The part of an artichoke that's edible has to be picked before it blooms, or it becomes too tough to eat. The word comes from the Northern Italian articiocco, with its Arabic root word, al-hursufa . WORD FAMILYartichoke: artichokes USAGE EXAMPLESImpressively tender and flavorful veal tongue with artichokes and white beans was served at the original from the start, and it is worth repeating. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) All veggies provide some fiber, but a few top sources include artichokes, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and kale. Time(Dec 05, 2016) On Friday evening, Maxime Mazier's menu included a lobster and artichoke starter, line-caught sea bass with shellfish and coconut marshmallow with mango. Reuters(Nov 26, 2016) 1n Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large, edible flower head Syn|Hyper Cynara scolymus, artichoke plant, globe artichoke 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 2n a thistlelike flower head with edible, fleshy leaves and heart Syn|Hyper globe 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 |
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