1.(Plants) Also called:globe artichokea thistle-like Eurasian plant,Cynara scolymus,cultivated for its large edible flower head containing many fleshy scalelike bracts: familyAsteraceae(composites) 2.(Plants) the unopened flower head of this plant, which can be cooked and eaten ...
1.(Plants) Also called:globe artichokea thistle-like Eurasian plant,Cynara scolymus,cultivated for its large edible flower head containing many fleshy scalelike bracts: familyAsteraceae(composites) 2.(Plants) the unopened flower head of this plant, which can be cooked and eaten ...
Artichoke, large thistlelike perennial plant of the aster family grown for its edible flower buds. The thick bracts and the receptacle of the immature flower head are a culinary delicacy with a delicate nutlike flavor. Learn more about the artichoke plan
According to legend the Greek god Zeus turned his object of affection into a thistle, the family of plants that artichokes belong to. Despite their prickly appearance they used the plants as an aphrodisiac, diuretic, breath freshener and deodorant. In Ethiopia, artichoke leaves are often used to...
Artichoke (Family Compositae) Artichoke, more correctly known as globe artichoke, is a thistle-like plant grown for the edible blossom bud. It is one of only a few vegetable plants grown in North America as a perennial, with new growth arising from the roots annually. Like some other perenni...
of North America were thought to have obtained the plants from the valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and their tributaries where the plant is abundant, and began cultivating crops for sustenance on what is now Cape Code in 1605. Native Americans called the plants “sun roots”, as ...
sprouted potato tuberThe “eyes” of a potato are clusters of buds in the axils of the scalelike leaves, each of which can grow into a new plant. tuber, specialized storagestemof certain seed plants. Tubers are usually short and thickened and typically grow below thesoil. Largely composed...
How to grow Globe Artichoke Hearts. Home gardening growing artichoke plants in your home garden. By The Gardener's Network.
Chinese artichoke (Stachys affinis) and similar plants in the genera Stachys and Lycopus produce small, white tubers that are crisp and neutral in flavor.
aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia artichoke, artichoke plant, Cynara scolymus, globe artichoke - Mediterranean thistlelike ...