artichoke
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 ) 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).