"cardon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cardons [plural], cardona [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cardón, from from Late Latin cardōnem, from Latin cardus, alternative form of carduus (“thistle”). Doublet of cardoon and chard. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|cardón}} Borrowed from Spanish cardón, {{der|en|LL.|cardo#Etymology_2_3|cardōnem}} Late Latin cardōnem, {{der|en|la|cardus}} Latin cardus, {{doublet|en|cardoon|chard}} Doublet of cardoon and chard Head templates: {{en-noun}} cardon (plural cardons)
  1. Any of several large columnar cacti mostly of the genus Cereus.
    Sense id: en-cardon-en-noun-z4aJLrZM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Latin links with manual fragments, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

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