English Explanatory Dictionary

cardon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several large columnar cacti mostly of the genus Cereus.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

cardon cardons cardona

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cardón, from from Late Latin cardōnem, from Latin cardus, alternative form of carduus (“thistle”). Doublet of cardoon and chard.

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