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cardoon

car.doon \ka:r-'du:n\ n [F cardon, fr. LL cardon-, cardo thistle, fr. 
   cardus, f]r. L carduus thistle, artichoke - more at CHARD : a large 
   perennial plant (Cynara cardunculus) related to the artich oke