artichoke
/ˈɑ:tɪtʃəuk; `ɑrtɪˌtʃok/ n
1 (also globe artichoke) plant like a large thistle with a flowering head of thick leaf-like scales used as a vegetable 洋蓟（一种大型蓟状植物, 有厚叶状苞片的花头, 可作蔬菜）.
2 (also Jerusalem artichoke / dʒəˌru:sələm ˈɑ:tɪtʃəuk; dʒəˌruzələm `ɑrtɪˌtʃok/) type of sunflower with tuberous roots used as a vegetable 菊芋（向日葵属植物, 其块根可作蔬菜, 亦称洋蓟）.