cardon

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cardon^¹

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

noun cardons · cardona

Any of several large columnar cacti mostly of the genus Cereus.

Cardon^²

proper noun Cardons

A surname.

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@misc{cardon_2026,
  title = {cardon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cardon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}