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globe artichoke

globe artichoke

3.9
A large plant with a round, spiky flower head eaten as a vegetable
  • noun
  • /ɡloʊb ˈɑːrtɪˌtʃoʊk/
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  • a large globe artichoke
  • 4 globe artichokes

Examples

  • Then we've got green globe artichokes, which honestly not great germination.

  • You can add boiled globe artichoke hearts to your salad for extra flavor.

  • The recipe calls for one globe artichoke, which should be trimmed before cooking.

  • In the farmers' market, I bought several fresh globe artichokes to prepare for dinner.

Synonyms

artichoke
vsglobe artichoke
34 3.1

A large edible flower head of a plant from the Mediterranean often eaten as a vegetable

focuses more on the plant as a vegetable rather than general description
Cynara scolymus
vsglobe artichoke
  • Specialized
9.0

A Mediterranean plant with a large edible flower head called the artichoke

is the common everyday name rather than the scientific label
artichoke plant
vsglobe artichoke
3.5

A plant with a large edible flower head that is grown for food

names the same plant but does not stress cultivation or farming use

Surface Forms

globe artichoke singular
globe artichokes plural

Morphology

globe + artichoke

The compound simply names a type of artichoke characterized by a spherical ('globe') form, so the meaning (a round variety of the edible artichoke) is directly derivable from 'globe' + 'artichoke'. This follows a common noun‑noun compounding pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.

Etymology

Globe artichoke comes from the plant's big, round flower head: the word globe points to its round shape and artichoke names the spiky vegetable whose soft inner 'heart' people eat, so the name means the plant's large, edible flower head.