Car*doon" (?), n. [F. cardon. The same word as F. cardon thistle, fr. L. carduus, cardus, LL. cardo. See 3d Card.] Bot.
A large herbaceous plant (Cynara Cardunculus) related to the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a salad.
© Webster 1913.
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