Color Names

Cardoon

Thistle-green, like the edible stalks of the artichoke's prickly cousin.

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Cardoon is a muted green.

It can be described as muted, dull, matte and soft.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Cardoon

Cardoon

The cardoon, also called the artichoke thistle, is a thistle in the family Asteraceae. It is a naturally occurring species that also has many cultivated forms, including the globe artichoke. It is native to the Mediterranean region, where it was domesticated in ancient times and still occurs as a wild plant.

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cardoon

Noun

  1. Any member of the species Cynara cardunculus of prickly perennial plants which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable, related to the artichoke.
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