- (also globe artichoke)
a round vegetable with a lot of thick green leaves. The bottom part of the leaves and the inside of the artichoke can be eaten when cooked. 朝鲜蓟，洋蓟，球蓟（圆形蔬菜，绿色厚叶基部及茎内部均可食用） 
- (British English) (also Jerusalem artichoke British and North American English)
a light-brown root vegetable that looks like a potato 朝鲜蓟，洋蓟，球蓟（圆形蔬菜，绿色厚叶基部及茎内部均可食用）
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from northern Italian articiocco, from Spanish alcarchofa, from Arabic al-k̲aršūfa.