Definition of Scolymus

1. Noun. Small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region.

Exact synonyms: Genus Scolymus
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Golden Thistle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scolymus

Scleranthus annuus
Scleroderma aurantium
Scleroderma bovista
Scleroderma citrinum
Scleroderma flavidium
Sclerodermataceae
Sclerodermatales
Scleroparei
Sclerostoma
Sclerotiniaceae
Scobey
Scolopacidae
Scolopax
Scolopax rusticola
Scolopendrium nigripes
Scolymus
Scolymus hispanicus
Scolytidae
Scolytus
Scolytus multistriatus
Scomber colias
Scomber japonicus
Scomber scombrus
Scomberesocidae
Scomberesox
Scomberesox saurus
Scomberomorus
Scomberomorus cavalla
Scomberomorus maculatus
Scomberomorus regalis

Literary usage of Scolymus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"scolymus, OR SPANISH SALSIFY Cultivated like salsify, and the roots used for the same purposes. Fig. 70. "A vegetable that promises to be of considerable ..."

2. A Flora of Western Middle California by Willis Linn Jepson (1911)
"Receptacle naked. Flowers yellow; receptacle with chaff-like bracts; thistle-like plant 2. scolymus. Achenes not beaked nor ribbed; tall annuals, ..."

3. A Treatise on Food and Diet: With Observations on the Dietetical Regimen by Jonathan Pereira (1843)
"... the Garden Artichoke, (Cynara scolymus,) whose flower-heads are used before the expansion of the flowers. The parts of these heads which are eaten, are, ..."

4. A Treatise on Food and Diet: With Observations on the Dietetical Regimen by Jonathan Pereira (1843)
"Of this order it will be necessary to notice one vegetable only, namely, the Garden Artichoke, (Cynara scolymus,) whose flower-heads are used before the ..."

5. History of Cultivated Vegetables: Comprising Their Botanical, Medicinal by Henry Phillips (1822)
"The French artichoke, Cinara scolymus, grows wild in the fields of Italy, where it often attains the height of a man. The bottoms of the Cotton-thistle, ..."

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