artichokear‧ti‧choke /ˈɑrt̮ɪˌtʃoʊk/ noun [countable] 
a round green vegetable with thick pointed leaves and a firm base [Origin: 1500–1600 Italian dialect articiocco, from Arabic al-khurshuf “the artichoke”]
a round green vegetable with thick pointed leaves and a firm base [Origin: 1500–1600 Italian dialect articiocco, from Arabic al-khurshuf “the artichoke”]
