artichoke
noun /ˈɑːtɪtʃəʊk/
/ˈɑːrtɪtʃəʊk/
[countable, uncountable]- enlarge image(also globe artichoke)a round vegetable with a lot of thick green leaves. The bottom part of the leaves and the inside of the artichoke can be eaten when cooked.
朝鲜蓟，洋蓟，球蓟（圆形蔬菜，绿色厚叶基部及茎内部均可食用） - (British English) (also Jerusalem artichoke British and North American English)a light-brown root vegetable that looks like a potato
朝鲜蓟，洋蓟，球蓟（圆形蔬菜，绿色厚叶基部及茎内部均可食用）
词源mid 16th cent.: from northern Italian articiocco, from Spanish alcarchofa, from Arabic al-k̲aršūfa.