[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

globe \globe\ gl=ob, n. l. globus, perh. akin to l. glomus
   a ball of yarn, and e. clump, golf: cf. f. globe.
   1. a round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose
      surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a
      ball; a sphere.
      1913 webster

   2. anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape;
      as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp.
      1913 webster

   3. the earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by
      the definite article. --locke.
      1913 webster

   4. a round model of the world; a spherical representation of
      the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial
      globe; -- called also artificial globe.
      1913 webster

   5. a body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a
      circle; -- a military formation used by the romans,
      answering to the modern infantry square.
      1913 webster

            him round
            a globe of fiery seraphim inclosed.   --milton.
      1913 webster

   globe amaranth bot., a plant of the genus gomphrena
      g. globosa, bearing round heads of variously colored
      flowers, which long retain color when gathered.

   globe animalcule, a small, globular, locomotive organism
      volvox globator, once throught to be an animal,
      afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic algae.
      

   globe of compression mil., a kind of mine producing a
      wide crater; -- called also overcharged mine.

   globe daisy bot., a plant or flower of the genus
      globularing, common in europe. the flowers are minute
      and form globular heads.

   globe sight, a form of front sight placed on target rifles.
      

   globe slater zool., an isopod crustacean of the genus
      spheroma.

   globe thistle bot., a thistlelike plant with the flowers
      in large globular heads cynara scolymus; also, certain
      species of the related genus echinops.

   globe valve.
      a a ball valve.
      b a valve inclosed in a globular chamber. --knight.
          1913 webster

   syn: globe, sphere, orb, ball.

   usage: globe denotes a round, and usually a solid body;
          sphere is the term applied in astronomy to such a
          body, or to the concentric spheres or orbs of the old
          astronomers; orb is used, especially in poetry, for
          globe or sphere, and also for the pathway of a
          heavenly body; ball is applied to the heavenly bodies
          concieved of as impelled through space.
          1913 webster
see also:
artificial globe globe amaranth gomphrena g. globosa globe animalcule volvox globator 
globe of compression overcharged mine globe daisy globularing globe sight 
globe slater spheroma globe thistle cynara scolymus echinops 
globe valve globe sphere orb ball 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

artichoke \ar"tichoke\, n. it. articiocco, perh. corrupted fr.
   the same word as carciofo; cf. older spellings archiciocco,
   archicioffo, carciocco, and sp. alcachofa, pg. alcachofra;
   prob. fr. ar. al-harshaf, al-kharsh=uf. bot.
   1. the cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a
      thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly
      involucre. the head to which the name is also applied is
      composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets,
      sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base
      of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food.
      1913 webster

   2. see jerusalem artichoke.
      1913 webster
see also:
cynara scolymus jerusalem artichoke 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cynara scolymus
     n : mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its
         large edible flower head syn: artichoke, globe
         artichoke, artichoke plant
see also:
artichoke globe artichoke artichoke plant 

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