crosne

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Etymology

Borrowed from French crosne.

Pronunciation

Noun

crosne (plural crosnes)

  1. A vegetable, of species Stachys affinis; a Chinese artichoke.
    • 2004, Nick Paumgarten, “Little Giant”, in The New Yorker, volume 80, number 35, page 23:
      Also called Chinese artichokes or chorogis, crosnes look like beetle larvae and taste like water chestnuts, but, in fact, they are tubers, in the mint family.
    • 2007 April 25, “Dining Briefs”, in New York Times‎:
      Kumquat and crosnes round out the dish, fulfilling the apparent fancy restaurant obligation to marshal off-the-beaten-path ingredients.

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French

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Etymology

From Crosnes, the French village where the plants were first grown natively.

Pronunciation

Noun

crosne m (plural crosnes)

  1. Chinese artichoke, crosne

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