Cynara

Translingual

Cynara cardunculus

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Cynara f

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

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