artichoke
/ˈɑɹ.tɪˌtʃoʊk/ noun B1- A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
- A dull green colour, like that of an artichoke.
Plural artichokes
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“Yet, had he come,” thought Dantès, “he would have found the treasure, and Borgia, he who compared Italy to an artichoke, which he could devour leaf by leaf, knew too well the value of time to waste it in replacing this rock.
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