Cynara

Translingual

Cynara cardunculus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυνάρα (kunára), alternative form of κινάρα (kinára, “artichoke”).

Proper noun

Cynara f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – a genus of thistle-like plants, including artichoke and cardoon.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cynara cardunculus (cardoon) - type species' Cynara algarbiensis, Cynara auranitica, Cynara baetica, Cynara cornigera, Cynara cyrenaica, Cynara humilis, Cynara makrisii, Cynara scolymus (= C. cardunculus var. scolymus) (artichoke, globe artichoke), Cynara syriaca, Cynara tournefortii - other species

Further reading

• Cynara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cynara on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cynara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons