Cardoon

Morpheme

Cardoon

Type

free base

Denotation

wild thistle, artichoke

Etymology

Middle English cardoun (respelled with <oon> on analogy of -oon suffix); Old French cardon; Late Latin cardōnem, from cardō; Latin carduus

Evidence

cardoon, cardoons

Doublet

Cardon, Chard

See Also

Cardu, Card, Cardon, Chard