cardon

1 of 2

variant of cardoon

cardon

2 of 2

noun

car·​don

ˈkärˌdän

plural -s

1

or less commonly cardona

kärˈdōnə

: any of several large columnar cacti especially of the genus Cereus that have a woody skeleton sometimes used for lumber (as in furniture making), may attain a height of 60 feet, and often form forestlike stands from Lower California to Chile and in Venezuela

2

: any of several cactuslike plants of the genus Euphorbia of Central America and the West Indies

Word History

Etymology

Noun

American Spanish cardón, from Spanish, teasel, from Late Latin cardon-, cardo thistle

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