Hypernym

noun

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

Member_meronym

Cynara 1

noun

artichoke; cardoon

Part_meronym

cardoon 2

noun

only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes

Cynara cardunculus 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots

Synonyms

cardoon 1
southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots

Member_holonym

Cynara 1

noun

artichoke; cardoon

Part_holonym

cardoon 2

noun

only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes