cynara

[Lat. cinara; Gr. kinara = an artichoke. Cf. also Gr. kynara either also = the artichoke. or po ibly the dog-rose.] Bot.: A genus of Composite plants, the typical one of the tribe Cynareæ. It is, however, placed under the sub-tribe Carduinea, of which the genus Carduus is the type. The involucre consists of thick, fleshy, spiny scales; the receptacle is thick, fleshy, and covered with bristles. Cynara scolymus is the Artichoke, and C. cardunculus is the Cardoon. The eatable part of the former consists of the succulent receptacles. The Arabs consider the roots and the gum derived from them aperient. Cardoons are the blanched leaf-stalks and stems of C. cardunculus . çin-ar-a-çëæ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. cynara; Cla . Lat. cinar ( a ), and fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceæ.] IMG:content-1706.png:[merged small][merged small][subsumed][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small] Vegetable Kingdom another cla ification has been perhaps among the Viver ride (Civets), though it and the tribe Cynarem takes its place. adopted, the order Cynaracese no longer appears, çyn-ar-ā-çě oŭs, a. [Mod. Lat. cynar ( a ), and Cynaracere. Eng. adj. suff. -accous.] Of or belonging to the