"chardon" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʃaʁ.dɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-chardon.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-chardon.wav Forms: chardons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Etymology: From late Latin cardō, cardōnis (“thistle”) (unrelated to Classical Latin cardō, cardinis (“a hinge”)), derived from Latin carduus. Doublet of cardon. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|la|cardō||thistle|alt=cardō, cardōnis}} Latin cardō, cardōnis (“thistle”), {{noncog|la|cardō||a hinge|alt=cardō, cardinis}} Latin cardō, cardinis (“a hinge”), {{der|fr|la|carduus}} Latin carduus, {{doublet|fr|cardon}} Doublet of cardon Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} chardon m (plural chardons)
  1. (botany) thistle Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chardon-fr-noun-gkz~oFBP Categories (other): Botany, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (in the plural) spikes (on wall etc.) Tags: in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-chardon-fr-noun-3nMTWBRY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chardon bleu des Pyrénées, chardon macaque

Inflected forms

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