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cynara
(encz) | Cynara, |
Cynara Cardunculus
(gcide) | Cardoon \Car*doon"\ (k[aum]r*d[=oo]n"), 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.
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Cynara Scolymus
(gcide) | Globe \Globe\ (gl[=o]b), n. [L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus
a ball of yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe.]
1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose
surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a
ball; a sphere.
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2. Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape;
as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp.
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3. The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by
the definite article. --Locke.
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4. A round model of the world; a spherical representation of
the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial
globe; -- called also artificial globe.
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5. A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a
circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans,
answering to the modern infantry square.
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Him round
A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed. --Milton.
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Globe amaranth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gomphrena
(G. globosa), bearing round heads of variously colored
flowers, which long retain color when gathered.
Globe animalcule, a small, globular, locomotive organism
(Volvox globator), once throught to be an animal,
afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic alg[ae].
Globe of compression (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a
wide crater; -- called also overcharged mine.
Globe daisy (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus
Globularing, common in Europe. The flowers are minute
and form globular heads.
Globe sight, a form of front sight placed on target rifles.
Globe slater (Zool.), an isopod crustacean of the genus
Spheroma.
Globe thistle (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers
in large globular heads (Cynara Scolymus); also, certain
species of the related genus Echinops.
Globe valve.
(a) A ball valve.
(b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. --Knight.
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Syn: Globe, Sphere, Orb, Ball.
Usage: Globe denotes a round, and usually a solid body;
sphere is the term applied in astronomy to such a
body, or to the concentric spheres or orbs of the old
astronomers; orb is used, especially in poetry, for
globe or sphere, and also for the pathway of a
heavenly body; ball is applied to the heavenly bodies
concieved of as impelled through space.
[1913 Webster]Artichoke \Ar"ti*choke\, n. [It. articiocco, perh. corrupted fr.
the same word as carciofo; cf. older spellings archiciocco,
archicioffo, carciocco, and Sp. alcachofa, Pg. alcachofra;
prob. fr. Ar. al-harshaf, al-kharsh[=u]f.] (Bot.)
1. The Cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a
thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly
involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is
composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets,
sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base
of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food.
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2. See Jerusalem artichoke.
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Cynara scolymus
(gcide) | Globe \Globe\ (gl[=o]b), n. [L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus
a ball of yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe.]
1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose
surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a
ball; a sphere.
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2. Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape;
as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp.
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3. The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by
the definite article. --Locke.
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4. A round model of the world; a spherical representation of
the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial
globe; -- called also artificial globe.
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5. A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a
circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans,
answering to the modern infantry square.
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Him round
A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed. --Milton.
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Globe amaranth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gomphrena
(G. globosa), bearing round heads of variously colored
flowers, which long retain color when gathered.
Globe animalcule, a small, globular, locomotive organism
(Volvox globator), once throught to be an animal,
afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic alg[ae].
Globe of compression (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a
wide crater; -- called also overcharged mine.
Globe daisy (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus
Globularing, common in Europe. The flowers are minute
and form globular heads.
Globe sight, a form of front sight placed on target rifles.
Globe slater (Zool.), an isopod crustacean of the genus
Spheroma.
Globe thistle (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers
in large globular heads (Cynara Scolymus); also, certain
species of the related genus Echinops.
Globe valve.
(a) A ball valve.
(b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. --Knight.
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Syn: Globe, Sphere, Orb, Ball.
Usage: Globe denotes a round, and usually a solid body;
sphere is the term applied in astronomy to such a
body, or to the concentric spheres or orbs of the old
astronomers; orb is used, especially in poetry, for
globe or sphere, and also for the pathway of a
heavenly body; ball is applied to the heavenly bodies
concieved of as impelled through space.
[1913 Webster]Artichoke \Ar"ti*choke\, n. [It. articiocco, perh. corrupted fr.
the same word as carciofo; cf. older spellings archiciocco,
archicioffo, carciocco, and Sp. alcachofa, Pg. alcachofra;
prob. fr. Ar. al-harshaf, al-kharsh[=u]f.] (Bot.)
1. The Cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a
thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly
involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is
composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets,
sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base
of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food.
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2. See Jerusalem artichoke.
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cynara
(wn) | Cynara
n 1: artichoke; cardoon [syn: Cynara, genus Cynara] |
cynara cardunculus
(wn) | Cynara cardunculus
n 1: southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple
flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots
[syn: cardoon, Cynara cardunculus] |
cynara scolymus
(wn) | Cynara scolymus
n 1: Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its
large edible flower head [syn: artichoke, {globe
artichoke}, artichoke plant, Cynara scolymus] |
genus cynara
(wn) | genus Cynara
n 1: artichoke; cardoon [syn: Cynara, genus Cynara] |
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